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Representative Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Fred Upton
Full Name: Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton
Office: U.S. House (MI) - District 6, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Amey; 2 Children: Meg, Stephen
Birth Date: 04/23/1953
Birth Place: Saint Joseph, MI
Home City: Saint Joseph, MI
Religion: Protestant

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May 15, 2013 Committee Advances Bipartisan Legislation that Will Help Protect Jobs, Keep Pets and Livestock Safe, and Further Secure America's Prescription Drug Supply Chain Washington, DC
May 15, 2013 Upton's Committee Advances Bipartisan Health Bills to Support Animal Drug Programs, Secure Nation's Prescription Drug Supply Chain Washington, DC
May 14, 2013 Hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - "1919, H.R. 1407, and H.R 271" Washington, DC
May 8, 2013 Letter to Donald E. Williamson, State Health Officer - Gosnell Trial Washington, DC
May 7, 2013 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Health - "H.R. 1407 and a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with Respect to the Pharmaceutical Distribution Supply Chain" Washington, DC
April 19, 2013 Law Enforcement Lauds Upton's Actions on OxyContin Berrien Springs, MI
April 18, 2013 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Health - President's HHS Budget For FY2014 Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 Upton and Coburn Issue Statement on FDA Opioid Drug Application Ruling Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 Hearing of the Committee on Energy and Commerce - Markup on H.R. 1549, H.R. 1580, and H.R. 3 Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - "A Continuing Investigation into the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak and Whether It Could Have Been Prevented" Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Upton Demands Answers and Accountability from FDA over Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Washington, DC
April 12, 2013 Letter to National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins - Reports of Excessive PR Spending Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "Reauthorization of Animal Drug User Fees: ADUFA and AGDUFA" Washington, DC
April 3, 2013 Letter to Provider Companies - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Repeal and Reform Proposal Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Three-Day Hearing Series Produces Much-Needed Certainty for Patients, Providers, and Innovators Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius - Health Care Application Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Committee Learns How Health Care Law Hurts Job Creation, the Economy, and Workers Washington, DC
March 5, 2013 After Newtown, O&I Subcommittee Engages in National Conversation on Violence and Severe Mental Illness Washington, DC
March 5, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Washington, DC
March 4, 2013 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
March 4, 2013 House Clears Bill to Help Communities, First Responders, and Innovators Prepare for Public Health Emergencies, Including Flu Outbreaks and Terrorist Attacks Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner - Cuts to Medicare Advantage Program Washington, DC
Feb. 4, 2013 National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2012 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012 Unknown
July 10, 2012 Repeal of Obamacare Act Washington, DC
June 21, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - The National Institutes of Health -- A Review of Its Reforms, Priorities, and Progress Washington, DC
June 7, 2012 Health Care Costs Reduction Act of 2012 Washington, DC
June 5, 2012 CNBC - Congress Needs to Listen to Americans on Health Care Washington, DC
March 25, 2012 Holland Sentinel - The Broken Promises of the Government Healthcare Law Holland, MI
March 22, 2012 Upton Praises Passage of PATH Act Washington, DC
March 22, 2012 Upton Statement on the Two-Year Anniversary of the President's Health Care Law Washington, DC
March 22, 2012 Upton Statement on PATH Act Washington, DC
March 21, 2012 Protecting Access to Health Care Act Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 The Washington Examiner - Progressive Malpractice that is Obamacare is More Dangerous by the Day Unknown
March 19, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - A Review of Efforts to Prevent and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Reauthorization of MDUFA: What It Means for Jobs, Innovation and Patients Washington, DC
Feb. 9, 2012 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Review of the Proposed Generic Drug and Biosimilars User Fees and Further Examination of Drug Shortages Washington, DC
Jan. 27, 2012 Congressional Republicans Ask CMS to Clarify Changes Required by Health Care Law Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2012 Committee Demands White House Turn Over Internal Memos on Health Care Negotiations Washington, DC
Jan. 20, 2012 Upton Outlines Committee's Job-Focused Accomplishments in First Session of the 112th Congress Washington, DC
Jan. 13, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary US Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Nov. 15, 2011 Health Subcommittee Votes to Repeal CLASS Program Washington, DC
Nov. 14, 2011 Upton Welcomes Supreme Court Review of President Obama's Health Care Law Washington, DC
Oct. 21, 2011 Joint Release: Repeal CLASS Working Group Continues to Press HHS on Failed Obama Health Care Component Washington, DC
Oct. 14, 2011 Congressional Working Group Releases Investigative Report on Unsustainable CLASS Act Washington, DC
Oct. 12, 2011 Joint Hearing of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Health Subcommittees of the Energy and Commerce Committee - "Food Marketing: Can "Voluntary' Government Restrictions Improve Children's Health?" Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2011 Congressional Working Group Releases Investigative Report on Unsustainable CLASS Act Washington, DC
Sept. 13, 2011 Hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction - "The History and Drivers of Our Nation's Debt and Its Threats" Washington, DC
Aug. 30, 2011 Hatch, Upton Welcome Governors' Medicaid Reform Report Washington, DC

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