Our nation’s infrastructure system is critical to our national security, economy, and quality of life. Yet despite its significance, Washington frequently overlooks the necessity of energy infrastructure. North America is now the world’s leader in energy production—a seismic change considering hysteric warnings of peak oil several years ago. This transformation greatly benefits the American people... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union address. For the past year, Upton, along with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, have led discussions on how Congress can help the discovery, development, and delivery cycle for new cures and treatments in the United States. Through several white papers, hearings,... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement in response to the president’s State of the Union address. “We have to come together and tackle the issues that are most important to the American people. We have a great opportunity before us this Congress to make a positive and lasting difference. More life-saving cures, more affordable energy, and more innov... Read more »
For the past decade, a debate has raged in Washington and across the country about the best way to protect an open, unfettered Internet. The increasing use of smartphones and web-connected products and services make finding the right answer more important than ever. The House of Representatives and the Senate, working together, have come up with a working proposal. We plan to begin a public discus... Read more »
Despite the conventional wisdom that Washington is a frozen island of partisanship, a hopeful thaw is underway. For the past year, we have been spearheading a bipartisan effort to update the process of discovering, developing and delivering medical therapies to help people live longer and better lives. After months of listening to experts and stakeholders, the path to faster cures is clearer than ... Read more »
Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined a bipartisan majority of his House colleagues last Friday in passing legislation to advance construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The legislation would end the administration’s delays blocking construction of the landmark jobs and energy project, which has been tied up in regulatory review for more than six years. The legislation would eliminate the need f... Read more »
After peeking inside Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s, R-Alaska, energy manifesto Monday for clues on how she’ll run the Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year, we turn today to the corresponding plan by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich. Upton’s “Architecture of Abundance,” unveiled in a July speech, takes critical aim at “policies rooted in the old ideas of energy scarcity” to... Read more »
Michigan today leads the nation in manufacturing job creation, accounting for more than a half million jobs and more than 90 percent of the state’s exports, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). That is a record of economic growth and opportunity that we want to see continue, says House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph. Upton and his colleague... Read more »
Today marks the ninth time the House has voted to advance construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has been tied up in red tape now for over six years. Read more »
