Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
WASHINGTON — As long as President-elect Barack Obama is looking for projects that could spur the economy, Rep. Bart Stupak's got a couple Michigan ones which might help.
Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who holds a key post on the House committee that oversees the FDA, wrote President-elect Barack Obama to urge him to to avoid naming any current FDA officials to lead the agency, even temporarily. And he made a point of singling out FDA deputy commish Janet Woodcock, according to The [...]
The Verifiable Truth (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI 1st) has authored various bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would ultimately allow the Bay Mills Indian Community and its financial backers to build a casino in Port Huron, Michigan. That tribe already has two casinos on its reservation in Northern Michigan. During the 110th Congress Stupak authored H.R. 2176 (Related Bills: H.RES.1298 , H.R.3048...
The Verifiable Truth (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
During the 2008 campaign cycle, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI 1st) received five contributions totaling $4,900 from the Bay Mills Indian Community . But that detail isn't easily discoverable when searching standard political donor data bases at often referenced sites like fec.gov , OpenSecrets.org or CampaignMoney.com . Generally, contributions to federal political committees are restricted...
Docuticker (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Committee Releases Staff Report on Findings of FCC Investigation Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today released a Committee on Energy and Commerce Majority Staff report detailing [...]...
ACLUSA Blog (Free subscription) | 29/12/2008
... Plastics Council, according to a letter sent to the F.D.A. by Representatives John D. Dingell and Bart Stupak, Democrats of Michigan. Although the F.D.A. had reviewed other studies, only the two multigenerational ones met its guidelines for determining safety for human consumption, said Dr. Mitchell Cheeseman, deputy director of the agency’s Office of Food Additive Safety. “I don’t...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
... the American Plastics Council, according to a letter sent to the F.D.A. by Representatives and Bart Stupak, Democrats of Michigan.Although the F.D.A. had reviewed other studies, only the two multigenerational ones met its guidelines for determining safety for human consumption, said Dr. Mitchell Cheeseman, deputy director of the agency’s Office of Food Additive Safety. “I don’t want...
ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
... Other Democrats exploring a run include state House Speaker Andy Dillon and 1st District Rep. Bart Stupak . I really hope the MI GOP can avoid a primary and I believe Cox and Lynn Land have proven themselves to already be able to elected statewide it would be a shame to see us lose the other 2 statewide offices we have. Hoekstra has won each of his elections since 1992 with at least...
Korpi's Corner (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
A year-long study by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has recently surfaced; they had been reviewing the FCC and have concluded that Kevin Martin had withheld and/or manipulated information. Martin’s push for al la carte cable packages was allegedly the smoking gun, according to the commission. Rep Bart Stupak (D-Mich) said, “He left [...]
The Richmond Democrat (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
From Nancy Pelosi's blog, The Gavel : Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and Rep. Bart Stupak, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released a report today entitled, "Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission Under Chairman Kevin J. Martin." The report details findings of the Committee's bipartisan investigation relating to the Federal...
Orbitcast (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
This may not directly relate to satellite radio, but it echoes the sentiment that some felt led to one of the longest merger reviews in FCC history.Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and Rep. Bart Stupak, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released a report yesterday that labels the FCC under Kevin Martin as "dysfunctional" and riddled with "abuses of...
beSpacific (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
News release: "Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
... DTC education for consumers and patients." Reaction Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Chair Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) praised the trade group's move for the new standards but said that they do not address a recommendation for a waiting period before companies launch ads for newly approved drugs (CQ HealthBeat, 12/10). A drug safety advisory for the under the recommended a two-year wait...
New Gadgets and Gizmos (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... and Democratic representatives, but the final version was signed only by Dingell and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who is chairman of the oversight and investigations subcommittee. According to news reports, Republican leaders disagreed with the findings and refused to sign the report. In fact, Rep. Joe L. Barton (R-Tex.), the ranking minority member of the...
ZD Net Blog (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
As it turns out only Dingell and subcommittee chairman Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) signed onto the report. Republican Joe Barton (D-Tex.) originally supported the inquiry but eventually was “unconvinced that the discovery of a lack of gentility warrants much hoopla, or any hoopla at all,” said Larry Neal, deputy Republican staff director of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
