By Jason Millman - Leading House Republicans accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of rationing care after the agency’s decision Thursday to revoke its approval of an expensive drug for late-stage breast cancer treatment The FDA said it made the recommendation after reviewing clinical studies that showed Avastin does not prolong overall survival in breast cancer patients or sufficiently slow the disease’s progression. The FDA rejected speculation the decision was based on the treatment’... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today in regards to the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson of the Eastern District of Virginia, which declared the Democrats’ health care law to be unconstitutional. One of Upton's top priorities in the new Congress will be repealing the job-killing health care law. “Today, a U.S. District Court ratified what many Americans have known for the past year: the heal... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today expressed concern with the announcement that the Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey will be retired in 2019, ten years ahead of schedule, due to hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to comply with cooling water regulations. Last week, Upton called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson for greater transparency as the agency considers action on cooling wat... Read more

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Chairman-elect of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued a joint letter this evening to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on EPA's decision to delay its revision to the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone. Inhofe and Upton wrote that they are "fully committed to conducting vigorous oversight on this matter, including ensuring that EPA conducts... Read more

The House Republican Steering Committee today selected Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) to be the next Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton, who has served on the Energy and Commerce Committee since 1991, made the following statement upon learning of the Steering Committee vote. "I look forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, Whip McCarthy and the entire Republican Conference as we repeal Obamacare, fight rampant job-killing regulations, c... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson for greater transparency as the agency considers action on cooling water intake structures at existing electric generation and manufacturing facilities. The potential costs to the economy could be devastating, up to $300 million per coal plant and $1 billion per nuclear plant, impacting hundreds of facilities and thousands of jo... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton (MI) and Rep. Joe Pitts (PA) - As House Republicans prepare to assume the majority, we must also prepare to promote a strong agenda that encourages job growth and shrinks government. We can think of no better way to begin than by immediately repealing and replacing the Democrats’ massive job-killing healthcare takeover. As part of this process, the Energy and Commerce Committee will embark on a comprehensive oversight and legislative strategy to uncover the many problems of th... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-Michigan), senior member and former chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, made the following statement in regard to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski’s expressed intention to regulate the Internet. "The relentless push towards net neutrality reveals this administration and the FCC remain tone deaf to the will of the American people. First it was cap-and-trade, then health care, and now they h... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) - The voters have spoken, and they want a new Washington. Congressional Republicans have heard that message loud and clear: The Obama/Pelosi experiment has failed, and the American people want an end to their job-killing policies. Republicans understand the people’s message, and we are ready to get to work. The votes of the Congress under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) along with President Barack Obama’s unchecked regulations have forced businesses to ship jobs overse... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) and Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) In his January 1989 farewell address to the nation, President Reagan warned, "Man is not free unless government is limited. ... There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts." Earlier this month, we saw countless Americans heed Mr. Reagan's warning, turning out in droves to cast their vote in defense of liberty. The new majority in Congress certainly has ... Read more