By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) The U.S. House of Representatives recently cast two critical votes that will help create jobs and move our country toward a 21st-century health-care system. One vote was to repeal the flawed and unsustainable law Democrats in Congress and President Obama muscled through last year. The other was to redirect congressional committees — including the one I chair — to craft better solutions. I believe history will reveal these two votes as a pivot point — a moment when we t... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today after a federal judge ruled in favor of private citizens, small businesses, and 26 states to declare last year’s controversial health care law unconstitutional in its entirety: “As today’s ruling makes clear, government cannot – it must not – attempt to coerce its citizens into accepting a health care system they reject under threat of federal punishment. This law continu... Read more

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today warned the Environmental Protection Agency’s final “Boiler MACT Rules,” expected in February, pose significant economic risk and underscore the dangers of the agency’s flawed regulatory tactics. Last week a federal district court denied the EPA’s request for a 15-month extension on the final emissions standards for boilers and incinerators – rules that will affect thousands of manufacturing and industrial facilities, small businesses... Read more

By Reps. Dave Camp, John Kline, Paul Ryan, Lamar Smith, and Fred Upton Wednesday's vote to repeal the unpopular health care law was, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, the end of the beginning of our push to make quality health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans. Full repeal of the Democrats' partisan health care law is critical to advancing fiscally responsible, patient-centered reforms that actually lower health care costs. Repeal serves two purposes. First, it is crucial to g... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today on the House floor in support of the effort to repeal Obamacare (H.R. 2): "Mr. Speaker, today we take a step toward compassionate, innovative and job-creating health care. It’s ironic that we must end something to realize a new beginning. But that’s exactly what Obamacare has compelled us to do. And that’s precisely what we will do today. "It’s time to be honest with the America... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today upon House approval of H.R. 2, legislation to repeal Obamacare: “Today's repeal vote is a first step toward compassionate, consumer- and competition-driven health care reform. We will use every tool at our disposal to dismantle this law and develop a better path forward. We will undertake rigorous oversight of the law as it stands, examining sound alternatives through a tran... Read more

Consensus is scarce but almost everyone agrees with this: The government is dysfunctional and the Internet is splendid. But last month, the Democratic-controlled Federal Communications Commission, on a partisan 3-2 vote, did what a federal court says it has no power to do: It decided to regulate the Internet in the name of "net neutrality." The next morning, a man who can discipline the FCC said: Well, we'll just see about that. "We are going to be a dog to the Frisbee on this issue." Rep. Fred ... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, highlighted the need to repeal the job-killing health law following today’s Department of Labor jobs report that shows the national unemployment rate for December fell to 9.4 percent. Today's report marks 20 straight months the nation's jobless rate has topped 9 percent. The jobs report also follows news of the national debt eclipsing $14 trillion earlier this week. “Today's jobs numbers, while encouraging, revea... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today joined House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Republican leaders to release, “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law.” This new report offers a multi-point analysis of how the Democrats’ health care law is costing American jobs and worsening economic uncertainty. Republicans have pledged to vote to repeal the unpopular law as part of a broader effort to promote j... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today before the House Rules Committee in support of the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2): Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to testify in support of the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, a bill that is key in our efforts to promote policies that will help put Americans back to work and actually bring ... Read more