The U.S. House has voted 255-172 in favor of restricting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
The bill, H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, was sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Fred More…
During this, the anniversary week of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, supporters and opponents offered their love or hate for the law; though largely hate got the most press. A Bloomberg Businessweek article quotes nonprofit Consumers for Health Care Choices director Greg Scandlen calling the More…
Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is criticizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the time it is taking to consider license renewal applications from aging nuclear power plants.
The Pilgrim Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Vermont Yankee Power Plant in More…
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) sent a letter to presumptive House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today outlining his priorities for the House Energy & Commerce Committee, if he becomes chairman. The letter is heavy on conservative go-to issues — cutting spending, “restoring freedom” and protecting human life — but noticeably light on More…
Well, it’s official. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is seeking the ranking spot on the House Natural Resources Committee. If he gets it, he’ll leave his position as the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce energy and environment subcommittee.
But it turns out he’s not the only one seeking More…
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to expedite the State Department’s review of a massive and controversial oil pipeline slated to stretch from Alberta, Canada, to Texas.
The move comes as Upton has been touting his conservative credentials in an effort to win the More…
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), who has said he wants to take over as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has consistently denied the broad scientific consensus behind climate change, often citing the Bible or grossly oversimplifying biology to back up his position.
Here are some of his More…
On the same day that the Washington Examiner’s editorial board blasted Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) for not being conservative enough to become the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Upton’s office is circulating an article in which the lawmaker promises to block the Environmental Protection Agency More…
Staff for Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who is positioning himself to become chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent reporters a Nov. 1 column today written by the congressman that suggests he will investigate White House climate and energy policy coordinator Carol Browner.
Now that it’s more or less official that Republicans will take over the House, key Republicans are working to position themselves to take over the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the most senior Republican on the committee, made it known tonight that he wants the spot, More…
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