Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement for this morning’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing regarding the impact of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medical device regulation on patient access, innovation, and job creation. Upton has called for streamlining the FDA approval process of unnecessary ... Read more »
With June’s national unemployment rate above 9 percent, we must remain focused on policies that create jobs and help put our economy back on track. In the past six months as Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, I have continued to advance an agenda that puts Michigan’s working families and job creators first. From promoting an ‘all of the above’ energy strategy that creates jobs, l... Read more »
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) yesterday released a progress report on the committee’s work in the first half of the year, revealing that the panel has produced legislation to save taxpayers close to $90 billion, protect nearly 4 million jobs from being destroyed by job-crushing regulations, and create another 150,000+ jobs via American Energy Initiative legisl... Read more »
It's always dangerous to forecast the future, and projecting the outlook for American public policy is particularly challenging. Political crystal balls are notoriously cloudy. Yet here's a pretty safe bet. Right now, it looks as if one issue will dominate the 2012 election: jobs. The party or candidate that articulates a plausible plan for employment will win. And I'll go out on a limb again. Thi... Read more »
By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) - One year ago today, the Obama administration declared the summer of 2010, “Recovery Summer.” Even as the unemployment rate soared to a staggering 9.8 percent, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner penned an out-of-touch oped entitled, “Welcome to the Recovery.” With the unemployment rate still hovering above 9 percent a year later, Democrats are finally singing a differe... Read more »
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) today joined Stryker CEO Steve MacMillan and leading industry representatives along with U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow for a press conference to highlight America’s role as the world’s leading innovator in medical technology and the urgent need to maintain industry competitiveness. The event was hosted by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), w... Read more »
By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) - The Board of Trustees for Social Security and Medicare recently released a bombshell of a report that shows this essential health safety net is coming apart at the seams. The report estimates the Medicare trust fund will run dry in 2024, five years earlier than last year’s estimate, and went on to explain, “The fund is not adequately financed over the next ten years.” ... Read more »
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) today praised Senate passage of House legislation that repeals the harmful 1099 tax reporting requirement from the healthcare overhaul. Upton is an original cosponsor of the House bill – H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 – which today passed the Senate by a vote of 87 to 12, after having passed the House 314 to 112 on March 3... Read more »
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, made the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing, which considered the costs that will be imposed through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf, CM... Read more »
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) yesterday completed a three-day series of 18 public listening sessions that included stops in Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties. The events, which were held from March 22-24, were attended by thousands of southwest Michigan residents. The listening tour allowed constituents to share their views with Upton on issues facing Mi... Read more »
