Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is asking businesses in Michigan to let Congress know how federal regulations are holding them back from creating jobs and what policies they believe would help encourage economic growth. AmericanJobCreators.com is an online initiative that enables businesses from across the country to share their personal stories about how government rules and regulations impact economic growth and the creation of jobs i... Read more

Today, Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) voted in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 (H.R. 2250). This bipartisan legislation protects jobs and sets achievable standards for industrial boilers, process heaters, and incinerators. H.R. 2250 passed the House this afternoon by a vote of 275 - 142. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. On February 21, 2011, EPA announced rules affecting more than 200,000 boilers, process heaters, and incinerator... Read more

For the last year, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has led the fight against a massive expansion of federal regulations that continue to threaten countless jobs and further undercut our economic recovery. People in Michigan know that jobs must be our top priority – it is time for federal bureaucrats to recognize that as well. To get our economy turned in the right direction, Washington must understand the fundamental economic principle that reducing regulatory burdens is imperative to... Read more

In 1963, the Great Train Robbery was committed in England. It will forever be remembered as one of the largest heists ever in British history, and because of its cleverness, the legend continues. The sum stolen was greater than 2.6 million pounds sterling. Now, we have our own, modern-day great train robbery. In 2009, a $535 million Department of Energy loan guarantee was made to Solyndra, a California-based solar energy company. The company was the first to receive such a loan guarantee through... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton - President Obama has sent his proposed $447 billion spending bill to Congress, which he promises will revive our economy from its chronic state of sedation. The President pledged that his new jobs plan “will provide a jolt to an economy that has stalled and give companies confidence that if they invest and hire, there will be customers for their products and services.” Regulations Stifle Job Growth Yet, while the President continues to preach job creation, his administration ... Read more

Today, Congressman Fred Upton (R- St. Joseph) voted in support of the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts to the Nation Act, known as the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401).The bill requires the President to establish a Committee to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning air, waste, water, and climate change for each of the calendar years 2016, 2020, and 2030. The vote passed on a bipartisan vote of ... Read more

Yesterday, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce committee participated in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing to examine the involvement of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the review and approval of the $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra, a California-based solar company. In 2009, Solyndra was the first company to receive a DOE loan guarantee funded through the Americ... Read more

Ask any person from Michigan what the greatest challenge facing our country today is and you will hear – not surprisingly – the same response again and again: jobs and the economy, jobs and the economy, jobs and the economy. As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and more recently as a member of the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, I echo that sentiment, which is why job creation and American competitiveness have remained my focus here at home and back in ... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) - Michigan’s working families and manufacturers have faced enormous challenges in recent years, as we now enter our thirty-first consecutive month of double-digit unemployment. While much has been done to turn our struggling economy around, last week’s Department of Labor jobless figures underscore the reality that we still have a ways to go on the road to recovery. American automakers in particular have faced more than their fair share of obstacles, but seem to be eme... Read more

By: Lori Ann LaRocco Believe it or not, Capitol Hill is not locked in a partisan battle on ever issue these days. In a vote earlier this week of 279-147, the House passed the North American-Made Energy Security Act. Introduced by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), the bill would expedite a final decision on the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The expansion of the existing pipeline would bring oil from Alberta, Canada and North Dakota to U.S. refineries. Energy experts say the completion of... Read more