upton: they're waiting to hear from you all. secretary granholm: it's in the courts and the department of state. it's canadian government that has to negotiate that, not in my jurisdiction. chair rush: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the chairman of the full committee, mr. pallone, for five minutes. chair pallone: thank you, mr. chairman. as you know, countries around the world are transitioning to clean energy and we have a lot to lose if we don't move to resources that are cleaner and cheaper than fuels used in the past. madam secretary, what are the steps the administration is taking to make sure we're the leader in the clean supply chain and what are the national security consequences failing to be competitive in this necessary industry? i'll ask you to be short because i have two more questions to ask you. [laughter] secretary granholm: well, let me just say, as you can imagine, because the president has been talking about this nonstop, the supply chain issue is of criti

after upton announced his retirement, trump released this statement writing, upton quits.r down, six to go. congressman fred upton joins me now. fred, good to see you. >> nice to see you, always. >> let me start with what you told my colleague vaughn hillyard. this is on march 30, not that long ago. you said the possibility of the perception of giving trump a win by retiring is actually a motivator to run again. and yet, you're deciding not to run. does that give trump a win? >> no, we didn't. it was a campaign, i was ready to go. but the final straw was my hometown, my home community, faces lake michigan, i can actually see it across the street where i live, it is a lot of it now, it is 250 miles away, about 350,000 different voters than i had before. >> did you campaign, travel this new district? >> absolutely. we would have been welcomed in a lot of different places but we have had to raise, i don't know, 5 to 6 million bucks. in a couple months, i could have done that, but in the end it's time for family. i've got three grandkids now, one is actually saying, there's pa

upton, for five minutes. mr. upton: mr. speaker, it seems like just yesterday when a number of community leaders encouraged me to run for congress. against all odds, we ended up winning a very hotly contested republican primary and the journey began. throughout my career, i've learned -- leaned on lessons from my reagan white house days where my boss and mentor was ken duberstein where he was his chief of staff. reagan cared less about who got credit. and i thought my principle would be that guiding light. especially in divided government where one is only get legislation enacted. there's been something special in my household with highlights and lowlights that we often discuss at the dinner table. as i reflect back, there have been more highlights representing the wonderful and diverse corner of southwest michigan. these folks are truly the salt of the earth, and i love them all. i really do, even the few that don't always love me. as chair of the energy and commerce committee, a huge highlight was 21st century cures, hail

upton: mr. speaker, it seems like just yesterday when a number of community leaders encouraged me to run for congress. against all odds, we ended up winning a very hotly contested republican primary and the journey began. throughout my career, i've learned -- leaned on lessons from my reagan white house days where my boss and mentor was ken duberstein where he was his chief of staff. reagan cared less about who got credit. and i thought my principle would be that guiding light. especially in divided government where one is only get legislation enacted. there's been something special in my household with highlights and lowlights that we often discuss at the dinner table. as i reflect back, there have been more highlights representing the wonderful and diverse corner of southwest michigan. these folks are truly the salt of the earth, and i love them all. i really do, even the few that don't always love me. as chair of the energy and commerce committee, a huge highlight was 21st century cures, hail

after upton announced his retirement, trump released this statement writing, upton quits.ongressman fred upton joins me now. fred, good to see you. >> nice to see you, always. >> let me start with what you told my colleague vaughn hillyard. this is on march 30, not that long ago. you said the conception of giving trump a chance to win was to retire, although i don't want to give trump a win. >> i was ready to go -- >> you wanted him revoted? >> my primary area was lake tahoe, about 350 more than i had before. >> did you travel this new district? >> absolutely, yep. i did, and we would have been welcomed in a lot of different places, but we had have had to raise, i don't know, five to six million bucks. in a couple months, i could have done that, but in the end it's time for family. i've got three grandkids now, one is actually saying, there's papa. he's two years old. he's watching right now. >> i'm curious what you think is going to happen to a republican-controlled congress next year. don bacon, a republican from omaha, he said this. we can't have this mindset of burning

. >> four of them, including upton, calling it quits.mp himself for his part celebrated that move in a statement saying upton quits, four down, six to go others losing badly. who is next? keep in mind, fred upton has served in congress for a long time, about 35 years now due to the quirks of redistricting he was pitted in a primary for another congressman trump had endorsed if he runs and wins, it would be a sign that trump is not as politically strong as he seems the fact that upton is stepping down appears to be somewhat of a harbinger of republican politics for some time to come, shep. >> sahil, thank you. >>> ivanka trump took calls from lawmakers behind closed doors. the ones investigating the january 6th insurrection at the capitol. she appeared virtually for about eight hours. democratic chairman ben nie thompson said she was answering their questions but not being chatty she is the former president's daughter she was at the white house and in the oval office during much of january 6th lawmakers asked her to testify on a range of

>> no, not really. >> fred upton is wrong, governor? me. you are asking me if these races is some sort of referendum on trump. i don't see it that way. i think 2022 is about what is happening at people's kitchen tables and people want a change in washington, and at the federal level i think you will see a big win for republicans, if we focus on 2022, and we need to stop worrying about 2024, and if we don't get the job done in 2022, nothing really matters. it's a great opportunity to fulfill the obligation to the citizens >> you have people proudly pro trump and repeated his claims the 2020 election was stolen, which is, of course, false, and then you have people who are trying to ignore trump without condemning anything that he is saying. do you think that's a sustainable place to be for the republican party? where do you fit into all of that? >> similar question about the democrats being about aoc and the socialists, the more -- >> i am not asking you about -- governor, i am asking you about -- you are a republican and i am asking you

i said fred upton is in the senate when he is from kalamazoo in the house. jonathan: al from new jersey listens, not wash. -- not watched. religiously. this banter. cannot get enough of it. tom: al watches the dow jones industrial average. tom: of 26 basis points -- jonathan: up 26 basis points. heard on radio, seen on tv, this is "bloomberg surveillance." jonathan: yesterday on repeat with equities down and yields higher. good morning. equities negative by 0.9%. on the nasdaq 100, negative 1.5%. your next up, fed minister. what time? lisa: 2:00 p.m.. i feel like this is equivalent to a press conference. jonathan: it is that big. lisa: it is that big. jonathan: usually that is when i get the call and you are smoking a cigar. how about i read the minutes for you, tom? tom: i wish i could go to sleep with a beverage of my choice. right now, futures -40. with michael collins, he is with pgim. at nyu, everyone knew the most prestigious math program was if you could survive it, in new york. michael collins survived mathematics at binghamton was a big deal when we

congressman fred upton raised that 24 weekend on "meet the press". i want to play a clip he made about death threats and how they might have contributed to his decision to leave congress. let's listen. >> you got death threats. >> i did. >> it made it easier to say, i'm out. . >> well, death threats, they were never like -- we had this last year. but it was pretty crazy. remember, that was a republican bill. literally a year ago this week governor hogan brought a bunch of us to his place. republicans, democrats, senators, governors, house members, both sides of the aisle, we defined what infrastructure ought to be and decided how to pay for it. it passed 69-30 in the senate. it was the issue all last summer. lindsey graham, trump's best friend, voted for it. >> it's going to be detriment getting good people to run. i have a school board member that lives on my street. he had death throats, too, just over the mask mandate. >> a story in georgia they can't find anybody to be the elections person in fulton county. >> i believe it. i believe it. it puts

michigan republican congressman fred upton will not seek re-election. he'll retire.been on the air with some tv ads, but upton voted to impeach former president trump in the wake of the january 6th insurrection at the capitol. with his announcement, that means 4 of the 10 will not be seeking re-election. the former president said in part, four down and six to go. ironically, a few days ago, my colleague vaughn hillyard sat down with upton to talk about his time in congress and how the targ tet former president put on his back weighed his decision to seek reelection or not. >> is trump a factor for you to not run again? >> it is a little bit in that some of the folks here are so beholden to trump that they don't accept those of us that are willing to stand up. number of people have come to me, colleagues, saying, fred, you can't leave because then trump might think that he pushed you out, you know, gets a win. >> fred upton is a legislator's legislator. he was a guy who went to congress. whatever you think of most members of congress, he was one of those that actually

chairman and ranking member upton for holding this hearing. thank you secretary granholm for joining us. i've been pleased with the direction you're taking the department of energy. i look forward to getting up to pittsburgh so you can see all the innovative work going on in that region. let me ask you a question, if we were to lead the world in ed manufacturing and deploying renewable energy resources, we are going to need a robust domestic battery supply chain. that's why i was proud to author and work with a number of colleagues on this committee to include battery manufacturing grants in the infrastructure bill. i'm glad that the department is moving quickly to deploy this funding that might -- my office is hearing some concern from industry that the department is focusing too heavily on lithium batteries and not leaving much room for alternative technologies being built in my district by eos energy. do you agree that doe should be supporting all types of battery deployment and how do you intend to ensure a level playing field for non-lith

congressman upton talked about what happens with the narrow majority.y confident they're going to have a really sizable majority, one that enables them to take charge. really to get things done because presumably anything they pass, president biden might veto, but enough to get some things done, to launch investigations. the senate is a tougher call for the republicans. the senate can sometimes be more resistant to these wave elections but there's still concern that democrats may lose both houses of congress in september, and with that, the difficulties for the biden white house just become exponentially harder. >> and jonathan le mere, you have new reporting in politico that the president is trying to pivot to talk more about domestic issues that, you know, the white house has been, and he has been consumed by ukraine, but they really want to get out there more. we're seeing that he's going to new hampshire tomorrow, he was in iowa last week, he's got a couple of trips this week. he's trying to focus on some of those big domestic issues like inflation,

fred upton announced he'll be leaving.s well respected on both sides of the aisle. here's part of his emotional speech. >> even the best stories has a last chapter. this is it for me. i've done the zillions of airline miles back and forth. over a million letters, cast more votes than anyone in this chamber and by most accounts more unfinished work still to come. arthur brooks recently wrote about three traits, honesty, compassion and honesty. somebody asked my wife amy, what would be the next chapter? she said, and they lived happily ever after. indeed, we will. >> upton says the latest redistricting map is the key factor in position to retire, not the backlash over his impeachment vote. ten house republican who voted to impeach the former president, four are not seeking re-election this year. one day after colorado's governor signed a access protecting access to that bill in that state, lawmakers in oklahoma passed a bill making performing an abortion a felony and punishable up to ten years in prison. the bill would go fu

long time michigan republican congressman fred upton will not seek a 19th term. upton is the fourth republican who voted to impeach then president trump not running for re-election. upton says even the best stories have a last chapter and, quote: this is it for me. stocks were down today. the dow lost 281. the s&p 500 fell 58. the nasdaq plunged 328. up next, the biden administration puts illegal immigrants on buses as it defends the decision to change the covid rules at the border. where are they going? >> using title 42 for immigration purposes is the misapplication of the law. >> on the border this administration has taken outrageous step of ending title 42 removal. ♪ ♪ and range of a lexus hybrid. whoa. get 2.49% apr financing on the 2022 rx 450 hybrid all-wheel drive. we have to be able to repair the enamel on a daily basis. with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively repair enamel in its weakened state. it's innovative. my go to toothpaste is going to be pronamel repair. [♪♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutrition

upton has a long record of bipartisan legislation and is well respected on both sides of the aisle. is it for me. i've done the zillions of air line miles, cast more votes than anyone in the chamber, and on most counts, succeeded in making a difference with unfinished work yet to come. arthur brooks wrote three traits most important in life, honesty, compassion, and faith. i'd like to think those yardsticks were passed along by my parents watching on c-span now. someone asked my wife, amy, what would be the next chapter? she said, and they lived happily ever after. indeed, we will. >> upton says the latest redistricting map was the key factor in his decision to retire. not the backlash over his impeachment vote. of the ten house republicans who voted to impeach the president are not seeking re-election. >> fred was a great guy. >> it was beautiful. >> willing to work with anyone on either side of the aisle. a really, really good guy. we wish him luck. >> yeah. >> you know, it's not the same place it was when he got to congress. it's not even the same place it was when i left congres

so far, four of that group including upton have opted against running again.n wall streetoday, stocks fell, but the federal reserve -- montauk -- stocks fell on top the federal reserve may turn more aggressive against interest rates. the nasdaq fell 328 points, 2%. the p 500 shed 57, 1 percent. cambridge university in england as celebrating the return of two of charles darwin's notebooks 20 years after they disappeared. they are undamaged and one contains darwin's famous tree of life sketch, mapping early ideas on natural selection. the notebook showed up at the librarian's office in a pink gift bag with a note saying "happy easter." and holocaust survivor gerda wiseman klein has died in phoenix where she made her home. she made her home. she spent years telling her story of humanity and hope in books and speeches. along the way, she received an emmy and oscar for a documentary on her life as well as the presidential medal of freedom. gerda wiseman klein was 97 years old. still to come, we examined the plight of individuals who have no country to call home. ka

so far, four of that group including upton have opted against running again.mento police announced the arrest of a third person related to shootings that killed six and injured 12 on sunday morning. two are brothers. one is charged with assault with a firearm. the other faces charges of possessing a machine gun. all three are also charged with illegally possessing firearms. cambridge university in england celebrating the return of two of charles darwin's notebooks 20 years after they disappeared. they are undamaged and one contains darwin's famous tree of life sketch, mapping early ideas on natural selection. the notebooks showed up at the librarian's office in a pink gift bag with a note saying "happy easter." and a passing of note. holocaust survivor gerda wiseman klein has died in phoenix where she had made her home. she spent years telling her story of humanity and hope in books and speeches and on "the newshour." along the way, she received an emmy and oscar for a documentary on her life as well as the presidential medal of freedom. gerda wiseman klein wa

. >> reporter: fred upton is one of his targets. he served in congress for more than three decades but he also voted to impeach. >> i am not a rubber stamp. if you want that, you got the wrong guy. >> reporter: does your ability to win the general election matter as much to trump as your loyalty to him >> probably doesn't mean much to him, but he's a little bit on a scorched-earth path. >> reporter: other republicans who crossed trump in the past have found themselves on the outs. >> reporter: if you win your race against this trump-backed challenger, what message is sent to the former president >> he is not as strong as he thought he was >> reporter: the midterm results will make it clear how influential he remains. vaughn hillyard, nbc news, washington >>> up next as we continue tonight, leading her team to the national championship again, and inspiring america. >>> finally tonight, there is a changing of the guard in college basketball the coach for south carolina leading the way, and winning national championships. stephanie gos

huge backlash from the west, which accused moscow of breaking contracts and circumventing sanctioned upton, others being new agreements among member states on bombing, russian, oil and gas. latimer putin also stressed on arm embargo on russian energy resources will primarily hits european citizens. that would get zeppelin attempts by western countries to replace our energy resources with alternative supplies will inevitably affect the entire global economy. supplies from other countries, primarily from the united states will cost consume as many times more would affect the standard of living of people and the competitiveness of the european economy. despite these obvious things for every one european countries, it constantly talking about refusing russian supplies, which further destabilizes the market and inflates prices themselves, primarily for their citizens. and a very interesting statement from the head of germany's federal network agency who's say's that, by the way, that's a overseas the country's energy needs. and he said that say recently, if russian gas applies are cut by berlin

michigan, pete upton.ignificant? he's putting his own political capital on the line like we have never seen him willfully do. the only two times he has done this prior was in 2018 in the mark sanford race and in the chris coback race in which he backed primary challengers. what does it mean? over the next four months i think we will get a good taste how potent his influence is. >> by the way, by the way those two that you mentioned, they lost. >> in the general election? >> in the general election. >> you're right. which is exactly the argument fred upton in michigan makes here. he goes, i have been representing my district more than 30 years. you have the potential of losing the with me here. but i think we have part of an interview. because we sat down last week with tom rice and said i voted with president trump 94% of the time but ultimately he voted for impeachment. i think we've got part of an interview with upton and with rice. >> >> it doesn't have anything to do with republican ideals. it is trump

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jha and retiring michigan republican congressman fred upton. >>> there were a pair of mass shootingssaturday. one in pittsburgh. where overnight a shooting at a house party left two people dead and 11 others injured. the panic captures on video. that came hours after a mass shooting in a mall in columbia, south carolina, injured 14 people. one man is in custody this morning for unlawfully carrying a gun and police looking for two other suspects seen with off with some chilly temperatures, 30s and 40s outside. mid-40s right now in san francisco. we'll see highs later today in the upper 50s. good news for outdoor plans, no rain and not much wind. we'll have upper 50s to 60s from san francisco to oakland, then late tomorrow the rain comes back and there's plenty of it, off and on through your seven-day forecast. a little rain tuesday morning and then heavier rain possible thursday into friday morning, clearing into next weekend. >>> straight ahead the highs and lows of the week. including a self-futuristic car is pulled over in an old fashion traffic stop. imagine the officer is surpris

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. >> fred upton, who is a retiring republican who voted for the infrastructure bill received death threatsisan, so you can imagine the pressure that somebody might feel in testifying against donald trump even today in public in something like the january 6th committee, even though it's a matter of national importance and patriotic duties, some might say. i could have this conversation with you the entire show, but thank you so much for joining us. >> so could i. thank you, katy. >>> coming up next, life after the terror of russian occupation. what one ukrainian village is doing to pick up the pieces. so, we're taking this to italy. refresh. because subway now has italian-style capicola on the new mozza meat and supreme meats. love the smell of italian food. subway keeps refreshing and refres- if rayna's thinking about retirement, she'll get some help from fidelity to envision what's possible and balance risk and reward. and with a clear plan, rayna can enjoy wherever she's headed next. that's the planning effect, from fidelity. you're pretty particular about keeping a healthy body. what go

lawmakers who voted to impeach president trump also leaving, including michigan congressman, fred uptonwhen we started -- when we start talking about the fourth hour, i'm dead serious here, one of the first things we said is, we need steve kornacki. >> oh, right, yes, of course! well needed the rage. >> we needed him. we actually made a call of front office, and said, we need kornacki. >> joining us now -- >> bringing hope, and love, and joy and data. >> reporter: national political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc, steve kornacki. steve, what's the state of play right now for november? >> well, happy to be a part of the fourth hour. thank you for thinking of me. i appreciate it. let's take you through what we can say right now. first of all, i think the big picture thing to keep in mind, wherever we're talking about midterm elections is, this is the history. we're going back here to world war ii. and these things don't usually start out equal, where either party has a chance to win or lose seats. you're seeing the white house party in every midterm election, this is taking it back

impeach donald trump is now retiring from congress after serving 18 terms michigan representative fred uptond fellow lawmakers he will not run for re-election saying even the best stories have a last chapter. >>> tiger woods is reporting that as of right now he feels he is going to play in the masters this week and he thinks he can win it it will be his first appearance since he was badly injured in a car crash just over a year ago and hard to not root for tiger. >> that would just be crazy. i know exactly where i'll be, too. on the couch with the tv on. frank, thank you frank holland. josh, what were you going to say? >> oh, i forgot. i think the big picture, though, just to finish -- >> do it quickly because i have something else i want to get you on that's more important, frankly. all right. what i wanted to say is the major thing that keeps you from getting too bearish despite the correction with the bear market is not over is that the answer for most investors to the inflation puzzle, regardless of economic issues is stocks. this idea that i don't like inflation and sit in cash, you mig

take congressman upton, who was one who did vote to impeach trump over the insurrection. in his retirement marks, he is making sure people know he has a warning for the party he has long served. >> lauren boebert and marjorie taylor greene. is that a different element you have ever seen before? >> i don't think we have had as many folks in that sort of wing of the paefrt as we have lfr but i think they are very popular back at home. i mean -- >> ha does that tell you about the republican party? >> troubled waters, i guess you could say. >> see the pivot. when pressed, he admits this is troubled waters, in his view, for his republican party. and that is a conservative. so the maga bubble did burst when it has contact with the outside world ask that goes to the point. when we cover pool ticks on "the beat," we try to give you the facts of the story just like any other. although admittedly, there is a lot of lies and crap that circulates in political news, especially involving the former president so let me just show you some facts. you decide whether you like them or not bu

he'll have exclusive interviews with the austrian chancellor and representative fred upton, plus an interview with the white house's covid coordinator. we hope you stick right here and tune into "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. after this newscast. coming up about 30 minutes from now, we will talk to our nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at the food shortage caused by the russian invasion and how it's impacting nations across the globe. >>> we're going to turn now to a chaotic scene yesterday in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood. police say they responded to a report of a suspicious man possibly casing homes. he ran from officers and right onto highway 101 near the 280 interchange. we have a look at the backup caused by the foot chase. officers stopped the pursuit when the man pulled a knife. they eventually tracked down and arrested that man. no one was hurt. >>> now to a california teen who vanished without a trace three years ago, has been found safely in utah. conner jack oswald is an autistic teenager from clear lake in lake cou

fred upton announce he will not be running for reelection. the 10 republicans who voted for president trump last year have announced that. i'm curious about what kind of message that sends about the party you are fighting about. rep. kinzinger: the question is this, what is a better message, not taking on an unwinnable fight or taking it on and getting crushed? which one does trump gloat over? in my case, even if none of this was happening, i probably would not run again anyway. 12 years as a long time in this job. i have a new kid. fairly new marriage. i am so passionate about fighting for healing in this country and the political stuff that i think it hinders me being in the house right now. i have to take all of these controversial votes. you talk about these big things and you was audiences. it does not send a message about the people, it sends a message about the party. you say you want honorable people to go and vote with their conscious and when they do you throw them out. i think it is not the best message. it is the reality of where

upton has been a moderate republican.ative on most of the big issues but seemed very uncomfortable with the direction the republican party was heading. this is just another one of these dwindling republican voices that are leaving the party who aren't necessarily happy with the direction the party is heading in and it just goes to show what type of republican caucus we could see should they regain the majority at the midterm elections. >> ryan, thank you. >>> he laid out the pbrutality the russian forces are inf inflicting. we want to warn you, the images are graphic, disturbing. zelenskyy played a video similar to these. he talked about the ukra

upton -- >> let's make sure that's the case. because there's a lot of people that are, again, early onset of alzheimer's that could be helped with this particular drug. so, i'd like to see it approved so that medicare would cover it for our seniors. mister secretary, this administration continues to stifle free speech under the guise of health information. despite your own cdc pushing up misleading information. i'm sure, from your days of secretary and, of course, state attorney general in the state of california, you understand the first amendment prohibits governments from pressing or pressuring private companies into censoring free speech, which has made recent actions by the surgeon general particularly troubling in my opinion. we are in the middle of an opioid and mental health crisis, as you know, with overdose deaths surging to all time highs. and yet, the surgeon general has instead prioritized policing speech online. did you direct the surgeon general to seek information about individuals on social media platforms? and

. >> dana: we found out that congressman fred upton will retire, a long serving congressman from michigansenior legislators. he got on president trump's bad side. four of the 10 republicans who voted for donald trump's impeachment now leaving congress. that's a pretty big shift in the makeup of the house. >> dana: sarah palin. you think she wins in alaska? >> i have a column coming out this week about sarah palin. alaska has a new election system and may make it very difficult for palin to do well. she got trump's endorsement but new laws in alaska that may make it tougher for someone that conservative to win. >> dana: thank you so much, josh. i'll read your column. >> bill: good stuff. barack obama left the white house in january of 2017. >> dana: on the 21st? >> bill: he hasn't been back since until today. joe biden has been in office for 15 months. why have obama and biden not been in the same room since joe biden won the election? >> dana: they don't always -- >> bill: i haven't seen a picture. my suggestion today is with the return of barack obama to the white house, that is his reem

fred upton is retiring from congress after this turn.he slim house majority could spell trouble for the gop. he was on meet the press yesterday. here's some of what he had to say. >> it is easier to win an election by being against something than for something. >> i think what kevin has done, eight or nine working groups have a bunch of different subjects. it is a good thing. i was around. i was new to -- newt's deputy whip. that was a huge effort. it was going to be an agenda item for the next 100 days. i did not actually vote for all of them but i signed a contract that we ought to have a debate and some of them became law. >> cap kevin mccarthy rep sent you and marjorie taylor greene? -- represent you and marjorie taylor greene? >> if is under 230 -- >> he may not become speaker if it is under 230. >> it will be hard to govern for republicans. it is really not a part of a governing majority. >> we have had wild members of congress. but lauren boebert and marjorie taylor greene and paul gosar. is that a different element that you have

upton, for your five minutes to question. >> thank you, madam chair.nk you mister secretary, we're glad to have you in person today. that is for sure. i want to thank you, chair, for holding this important meeting and your important leadership on arpa-h. i'd like to think we're moving close to bipartisan authorization of legislation through this committee. i would note that my partner again, i look forward to working with the advanced support legislation as well. we also look forward to working with you and chairman pallone and ranking members rogers a another important piece of legislation. here is two point oh, we continue to hear from patients, families, doctors, innovators, on how important it is to move forward. this committee works together and we do improve americas lives and i'm thankful to be a part of it, simply put. patients can't wait and we have no time to waste. so, mister secretary, drug resistant bacteria now kills more folks than hiv globally. statistic. cdc is reporting that both drug resistant bacteria and fungi are on the rise becau

fred upton from michigan announced his retirement on the house floor yesterday.ere is that moment and you also see a moment with his friend and fellow michigander michigander, debbie dingell. [video clip] >> even the best stories have a last chapter. this is it for me. i have done the airline miles back and forth. i have signed millions of letters and cast any -- more votes than anyone in this chamber and seceded making a difference accomplish nothing -- accomplishing what i have set out to do. arthur brooks wrote about three traits most important in life, honesty, compassion, and faith. i'd like to think that those were passed along to me by my parents. i asked my wife amy, what would be the next chapter? she said, and they lived happily ever after. indeed we will. i would like to thank amy, our two kids and three -- grandkids for me so much to look forward to. thank you again to the people of my district, who place their faith and confidence in me all of these great years. >> we might not have found harmony on every issue, fred and i always managed to disagree