mr. upton, and our former colleague, ed towns. since then the national poison center legislation has been re-authorized twice and i'm proud to say it remains a very bipartisan product. . chairman terry i thank you for your leadership on the issue over the years and hard work on this re-authorization. this is a good bipartisan bill and i am pleased to have had the opportunity to work on it with you. poison exposure is the leading cause of unintentional injuries in the united states, and it was the second leading cause of unintentional injury, deaths in 2010. according to a recent report, poisonings accounted for over 2.1 million emergency room visits, and 438,000 hospitalizations in the year 2009 alone. i think most of us with children remember either having a magnet on our refrigerator or sticker on our phone providing the contact information for the poison center in our area. the experts that staff our nation's network of 57 poison centers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 d

chair now recognizes the distinguished member from michigan, mr. upton, for opening comments. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last month you and i announced our plans for a comprehensive update to the communications act of 1934. the changes in technology since the last update in '96 have been dramatic and existing laws have failed to keep pace with the vibrant and dynamic telecommunication industry. communications and technology sectors have consistently been areas of american leadership, innovation, and job creation certainly, but the communications act is showing its age in our continued international leadership is indeed at stake. yesterday's net neutrality decision, while a victory for consumers in the economy, illustrates the uncertainty flowing from the current statutory scheme and the need for this action. it's time to revamp these laws, to reflect the new competitive landscape and changing consumer expectations. and as we begin the open process leading to acom act update we are looking for input, yes we are, from all of the stake holders in the commu

mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of this legislation, h.r. 3811, the health exchange security 2014. nsparency act of security and transparency, both are critically important to every american. and the public expects and deserves to have them both when it comes to health care. sadly i believe that the administration has failed to deliver. this important bill seeks to provide peace of mind to folks in michigan and across the country who submitted personal information to a federal health insurance exchange. americans have the right to know in the event that their sensitive personal information provided to an exchange is compromised, especially as it is the law's individual mandate that forces them to purchase the government-approved health care coverage. why wouldn't we want the public to know and be alerted right away? just this morning on cnbc, breaking news, c.e.o. of target apparently is indicating as many as 70 million americans, their customers may have had their p

chair now recognizes the distinguished member from michigan, mr. upton, for opening comments. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last month you and i announced our plans for a comprehensive update to the communications act of 1934. the changes in technology since the last update in '96 have been dramatic and existing laws have failed to keep pace with the vibrant and dynamic telecommunication industry. communications and technology sectors have consistently been areas of american leadership, innovation, and job creation certainly, but the communications act is showing its age in our continued international leadership is indeed at stake. yesterday's net neutrality decision, while a victory for consumers in the economy, illustrates the uncertainty flowing from the current statutory scheme and the need for this action. it's time to revamp these laws, to reflect the new competitive landscape and changing consumer expectations. and as we begin the open process leading to acom act update we are looking for input, yes we are, from all of the stake holders in the commu

mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of this legislation, h.r. 3811, the health exchange security 2014. nsparency act of security and transparency, both are critically important to every american. and the public expects and deserves to have them both when it comes to health care. sadly i believe that the administration has failed to deliver. this important bill seeks to provide peace of mind to folks in michigan and across the country who submitted personal information to a federal health insurance exchange. americans have the right to know in the event that their sensitive personal information provided to an exchange is compromised, especially as it is the law's individual mandate that forces them to purchase the government-approved health care coverage. why wouldn't we want the public to know and be alerted right away? just this morning on cnbc, breaking news, c.e.o. of target apparently is indicating as many as 70 million americans, their customers may have had their p

so, this thing mr. upton and mr. walden are starting, working with mr. waxman and miss eshoo, it's a good thing. where i have to depend on the intelligence of mr. copps, mr. hundt, mr. wiley or three or four other wise people at the fcc to know what's best for me in the telecommunications policy. i think if we set the ground rules -- i agree you have to have a traffic cop. but i don't agree that you've got to be so prescriptive that the market just flat gets strangled before it even has a chance to get under way. so my question -- and i'll throw it open to the panel -- is there still a need for a title i? i mean for title ii, for common carrier? in the telecommunication marketplace today, could we deregulate the telephone companies in totality because, you know, there really is no such thing as a natural monopoly anymore? >> if we can find a way to assure that some of the qualities that people fought for long and hard in terms of privacy and public safety and consumer protection do not accompany the new tools of broadband and the internet as they accompa

. >> we will recognize mr. upton now for five minutes. >> today we are going to continue the oversight of the president's implementation of the health care law and the affect on americans in michigan and across the country. we welcome you back and you have testified a number of times and we appreciate you coming back. we went back to review the testimony from last year and when asked what to expect at the start of the enrollment you assured us once in april and once in september that everything was on track. during the more than four hours of testimony there was no mention of the facts you were breached by mckinsey twice and warned about the risks in the website or there was any talk on the fact that cms employees were aware the website was riddled with problems. today's purpose isn't to rehash the launch, but we have to know what you knew before moving forward. you looked us in the eye and said everything is on track. it is time to be transparent with congress and the american people. the administration needs to be

mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 3362, the exchange information disclosure act. this bill would require that h.h.s. provide weekly progress reports regarding the president's health care law, an attempt to ensure greater transparency from an administration that has done everything it can so far to bury the facts when it comes to its signature health care law. remember, this is the administration that knew millions of americans would receive cancellation notices, but they only acted to allow people to keep their health care plan that they had and liked after we forced their hand back a few months ago. and perhaps by acting today we can again force them to do the right thing and share basic information with policymakers and the public about how the law is working or not. in building healthcare.gov for the october 1 start of open enrollment, the administration chose not to allow americans to window shop and find accurate and reliable prices of health care plans in the exchange. over the l

chair now recognizes the distinguished member from michigan, mr. upton, for opening comments. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last month you and i announced our plans for a comprehensive update to the communications act of 1934. the changes in technology since the last update in '96 have been dramatic and existing laws have failed to keep pace with the vibrant and dynamic telecommunication industry. communications and technology sectors have consistently been areas of american leadership, innovation, and job creation certainly, but the communications act is showing its age in our continued international leadership is indeed at stake. yesterday's net neutrality decision, while a victory for consumers in the economy, illustrates the uncertainty flowing from the current statutory scheme and the need for this action. it's time to revamp these laws, to reflect the new competitive landscape and changing consumer expectations. and as we begin the open process leading to acom act update we are looking for input, yes we are, from all of the stake holders in the commu