Fred Upton
Fred Upton
Frederick Stephen "Fred" Uptonis the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 6th congressional district, serving since 1987. He is a member of the Republican Party and Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The district stretches along the Michigan-Indiana border in the southwestern part of the state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 April 1953
CountryUnited States of America
roots long challenges
I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges.
administration has-beens
The Obama administration is on notice - they will not be allowed to regulate what they have been unable to legislate.
mean cutting thinking
Cuts in carbon emissions would mean significantly higher electricity prices. We think the American consumer would prefer not to be skinned by Obama's EPA.
voice obamacare common-sense
Obamacare represents a shocking display of political arrogance. It's about time Washington started listening to Americans' common sense voices.
views media common-sense
Common sense tells us that this explosion of media sources should eliminate any concern over a lack of diversity of views in the marketplace and competition.
silver-platter needs information
We need to know why NHTSA, which has officials who are paid to do nothing else but monitor accidents, have been asleep at the wheel when it had information served up to it on a silver platter by State Farm Insurance Company which would suggest grave problems with Firestone tires,
growth red epa
We cannot afford the EPA's continued expansion of red tape that is slowing economic growth and threatening to entangle millions of small businesses.
book lust administration
Solyndra will be remembered in the history books as a sad hallmark of a newly installed administration that felt it was above the rules, lusting for positive headlines rather than focused on delivering results.
opposites obamacare quality
The national debate on health care once centered on improving access to quality care, yet the effect of Obamacare will be the exact opposite, resulting in the shameful degradation of care for the neediest individuals.
law obamacare promise
Obamacare is a seriously flawed law that makes health care coverage less affordable, costs taxpayers more than advertised and fails to deliver on most of its other grand promises.
country jobs environmental
Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy.
light air environmental
Our work on light bulbs wasn't an arbitrary mandate. We didn't just pick a standard out of the air, or look for a catchy sounding standard like 25 by 2025 not based in science or feasibility. Instead, we worked with both industry and environmental groups to come up with a standard that made sense and was doable.
jobs commitment unemployment
Nuclear is not only emissions-free, but renewing our commitment to nuclear power will create countless jobs at a time when our nation endures nearly double-digit unemployment.
abortion together next
Together, we will protect the sanctity of life, ensuring early next Congress that no federal funds are used for abortion.