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Key GOP House committee sets policy agenda

By Jason Russell
Published December 30, 2014 12:43am ET
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Key GOP House committee sets policy agenda
In this Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks in Washington. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) | Charles Dharapak

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, on Monday outlined a sweeping policy agenda for the new session of Congress beginning in January.

The set of ideas, entitled, “GOP Solutions: A Compilation of Policy Proposals from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce,” show a broad agenda, ranging from reforming entitlement programs that are typically treated as a political third-rail to revising internet policy. Here are a few highlights:

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