{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398729", "End-of-the-Year Roundup: Top 6 Must-Read Op-Eds", "2016-12-19", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Fred Upton", "U000031", "upton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today released a list of his top six op-eds published in 2016. \r\n\u201cKeeping America\u2019s Grid Safe\u201d via Real Clear Politics \u2013 February 1, 2016 \r\nKey excerpt: \u201cWhen it comes to keeping our country safe, nothing is more under-the-radar yet crucial to the nation\u2019s well-being than our electric grid infrastructure. Everything from cyber-attacks to electromagnetic pulse waves, severe weather to seismic events has the potential to shut down or disrupt parts of the grid. The results of these disruptions or shut downs would have far-reaching economic and public health impacts.\u201d\r\n\u201cWorking together to strengthen Medicaid for the most vulnerable\u201d via The Hill \u2013 March 11, 2016\r\nKey excerpt: \u201cToday Medicaid is an important lifeline for so many in Michigan and across the country. It is estimated the program will expand to cover 83 million people this year \u2013 that\u2019s one in four Americans. Given its rapidly growing size, it is imperative the program is working as intended \u2013 providing care for folks who need it most.\u201d\r\n\u201cDeciphering the Encryption Debate\u201d via Medium \u2013 April 26, 2016\r\nKey excerpt: \u201cIt is important that we move beyond the \u2018us versus them\u2019 mentality that has encompassed this discussion for too long. This debate is not about picking sides \u2013 it is about evaluating options.\u201d\r\n\u201cThe Energy and Commerce Committee: getting the job done\u201d via The Hill \u2013 June 28, 2016\r\nKey excerpt: \u201cLegislation to protect seniors\u2019 access to their Medicare doctors, to strengthen and improve chemical and pipeline safety, to reform our nation\u2019s mental health system, and to revolutionize our healthcare ecosystem to facilitate 21st Century Cures. What do all of these have in common? One thing: Big, bipartisan votes in the House Energy and Commerce Committee to help usher these critical pieces of legislation through regular order here in the House, and eventually into law.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\u201cAddressing the opioid crisis\u201d via South Bend Tribune \u2013 July 27, 2016\r\nKey excerpt: \u201cThe simple truth is that we\u2019re in the middle of an opioid abuse epidemic. Nearly every 12 minutes, someone in America dies of a drug overdose and the Centers for Disease Control reports that more than a quarter billion opioid prescriptions were written alone in 2012. Abuse of opioids has impacted every community. In my home state of Michigan, we are enduring 10 times as many deaths today as there were 15 years ago.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s time to deliver #CuresNow\u201d by Rep. Upton and Rep. DeGette via Morning Consult \u2013 November 30, 2016\r\n\u00a0Key excerpt: \u201cEvery single American has been touched by disease in some fashion, whether directly or indirectly, and the toll is painfully all too familiar. But from the rarest diseases to the more common, there is a reason for all to have hope this year. While bipartisan collaboration has been less than abundant in Washington recently, it has been the driving force for us, a Republican from Michigan and a Democrat from Colorado. We came up with the 21st Century Cures Act, an innovative game-changer providing a way to safely speed the discovery, development, and delivery of new treatments and cures.\u201d\u00a0\r\nStay tuned for more end-of-the-year content from Upton\u2019s office.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398729"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.982074998319149, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}