NEWS: The Washington Times "Pipeline Backers Put Obama on Clock"
January 5, 2012 | ICYMI
13 DAYS since Congress demanded action132 DAYS since State Dept. said Keystone XL was the "preferred" optionMORE THAN THREE YEARS since Keystone XL permit was filed How much longer will President Obama make America wait? The Washington Times Pipeline backers put Obama on clockBy Tim Devaney
Waiting for Keystone XL, Waiting for Jobs
January 4, 2012 | Press Release
It Has Been 12 Days Since President Obama Signed a Bill Requiring a Decision on the Job-Creating Keystone XL Pipeline within 60 Days It Has Been 131 Days Since President Obama's State Department Issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement Declaring Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline Its "Preferred" Option America is Still Waiting
Upton Welcomes President's Approval of Pipeline Safety Bill
January 3, 2012 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today signed into law H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after President Obama signed the bill into law:
The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act (H.R. 2845)
January 3, 2012 | Fact Sheet
President Obama signed a comprehensive update to our nation’s pipeline safety laws into law on January 3, 2012. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and former Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) teamed up to develop legislation that was later combined with proposals from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the U.S. Senate to develop this final, bipartisan legislation.
Energy and Commerce Leaders Welcome Court Ruling to Block January 1 Implementation of Costly EPA Rule Affecting Power Plants
December 31, 2011 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY), chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Energy and Power Subcommittee, welcomed a last-minute ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to delay the January 1, 2012 effective date of one of the Environmental Protection Agency's costly rules affecting power plants.
Upton Statement on Payroll Tax Relief Agreement
December 22, 2011 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and a conferee appointed by Speaker Boehner to seek agreement on a year-long agreement to extend payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits, protect seniors' access to physicians, and promote job creation initiatives, issued the following statement this evening:

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