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Excerpt: During the past month, we have heard from a number of concerned citizens, including parents, law enforcement officials, health c
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In Closing Days of 112th Congress, Rare Opportunity Emerges to Pass Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement on Coal Ash |
December 14, 2012
As the 112th Congress comes to a close, Americans are looking for solutions to provide certainty in the new year. While there are plenty of issues where a consensus has not yet emerged, there is at least one remaining question where a bipartisan agreement has already been reached – how to best regulate coal ash.
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Chairman Fred Upton in The Washington Times: States Should Have Medicaid Flexibility |
December 28, 2012
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. Because of the results of the presidential election and the Supreme Court's decision last summer, repealing it during the next two years is highly unlikely.
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Upton Releases 3rd Quarter Report |
October 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton today released a report on the committee’s activities from the 3rd quarter of the 2nd session of the 112th Congress.
The Exam Room
State of Uncertainty |
December 13, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today will convene a hearing with federal and state officials to discuss the implementation and regulation of the health exchanges and Medicaid expansion established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s issuance of reconsidered Boiler MACT and Cement MACT rules. In October 2011, the House passed H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose this suite of rules to ensure the regulations are both economically and technically achievable. To learn more, click here.
On the Floor
The House approved H.R. 6672, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012, by a vote of 383 to 16. Introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the legislation reauthorizes provisions of the Project Bioshield Act of 2004 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006 for an additional five years. Additionally, H.R. 6672 continues to strengthen the nation's preparedness infrastructure and support development of medical countermeasures to better respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks.