Fred Upton quotes

I think we can lower our emissions. I think the world will be better off if we did that, and we can do it without cap and trade. (Fred Upton)
Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress. View quote
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Under President Obama's new health care law, Medicaid will become a very different health coverage program than first envisioned. View quote
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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. View quote
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We cannot afford the EPA's continued expansion of red tape that is slowing economic growth and threatening to entangle millions of small businesses. View quote
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I support renewable energy. View quote
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I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans. View quote
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People in Michigan are good at separating fact from fiction. They know, better than most of the country, what happens to the economy and jobs when the scales are tipped too far in favor of one group over another. View quote
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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. View quote
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For those broadcasters who are less than responsible, the FCC needs to have sharper teeth to enforce the law. View quote
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I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges. (Fred Upton)
Obamacare represents a shocking display of political arrogance. It's about time Washington started listening to Americans' common sense voices. View quote
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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. View quote
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An imposing wall prominently divides the visions of President Obama and congressional Republicans when it comes to economic growth and creating jobs. Solyndra is on one side and the Keystone pipeline is on the other. View quote
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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, cut spending and help put folks back to work. View quote
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Americans want and deserve a broad array of health insurance choices so they can identify those that best fit their own individual or family needs. These choices expand when we allow free enterprise to foster innovation, not smother it with taxes and one-size fits all ideology. View quote
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While the Left seems obsessed with increasing taxes and spending even more money, conservatives have focused more heavily on the need for spending restraint and entitlement reform - primarily to preserve and protect the future of the Medicare program. Overlooked in all of this is the future of Medicaid. View quote
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The Obama administration is on notice - they will not be allowed to regulate what they have been unable to legislate. View quote
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I support an all of the above energy policy, so that's not only just Keystone, that's not only just drilling, that's clean coal, that's safe nuclear. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Fred Upton)
Together, we will protect the sanctity of life, ensuring early next Congress that no federal funds are used for abortion. View quote
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If the EPA continues unabated, jobs will be shipped to China and India as energy costs skyrocket. Most of the media attention has focused on the EPA's efforts to regulate climate-change emissions, but that is just the beginning. View quote
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New discoveries and production of resources like shale oil and gas are dramatically altering our energy supply outlook and the entire global geopolitical landscape. And the pace of change - particularly in the past few years - continues to accelerate. View quote
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Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid 'Washington knows best' answers. View quote
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