Bart Stupak In The News
September 06, 2008 Great Lakes health study criticized: "Substandard science"
The agency asked the institute -- a scientific advisory organization and part of the National Academies -- to evaluate the report's quality after some members of Congress accused the agency of a cover-up for delaying its release. Versions made public
Source: Chicago Tribune
September 06, 2008 Panel Criticizes Great Lakes Study
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of
September 05, 2008 Great Lakes pollution can't be tied to health woes, review finds
After a six-month study, an independent review panel said a 2007 report that warned nine million people living in the Great Lakes were at risk from contaminated sites in and near the lakes was flawed. The original report, which was withheld by the
Source: Detroit Free Press
September 05, 2008 Great Lakes pollution can't be tied to health woes, review finds
After a six-month study, an independent review panel said a 2007 report that warned nine million people living in the Great Lakes were at risk from contaminated sites in and near the lakes was flawed. The original report, which was withheld by the
Source: Detroit Free Press
September 05, 2008 House committee widens probe of Vytorin safety
A House committee investigating the safety and effectiveness of the popular cholesterol drug Vytorin and one of its components is turning up the heat on the drug's makers. The chief executives of Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. already were
Source: eTaiwan News
September 03, 2008 Vytorin sales may fall again
Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co. may see sales of their cholesterol drug Vytorin drop even further after it was linked to cancer deaths in a three-study analysis intended to reassure patients. The review found that more patients getting Vytorin
Source: Asbury Park Press
September 03, 2008 Loophole Feared in Great Lakes Accord
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., has become a lonely voice in Congress questioning the compact. He recently sent a letter to Susan C. Schwab, ...
September 03, 2008 Move Over Robert Jarvik - Pfizer Ditches The Celebrity Pitch
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-MI, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerceâs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations started investigating âthe ...
September 03, 2008 Loophole Feared in Great Lakes Accord
A historic agreement among eight states is supposed to protect the waters of the Great Lakes from shipments to more parched parts of the country. But now some environmentalists worry that the lakes will lose their water anyway, one bottle at a time.
September 02, 2008 Education Calendar: 09/02/2008
... and the US Merchant Marine Academy may apply to Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Menominee). All necessary paperwork must be completed by Oct. 11. ...
September 02, 2008 Veterans group airs ad criticizing Musgrave
Vote Vets plans a news conference later today to discuss the ad. The vote referred to in the ad was cast in 2003. The nonpartisan group Factcheck.org reported finding 11 instances of Democrats highlighting this vote in the 2006 election, when they won
Source: The Coloradoan
August 30, 2008 Bad experiment in S. End
Although the proponents of the BU biolab claim that the possibility of an accidental release is negligible, their assessment of risk was judged to be not credible by National Resource Council experts. Bruce Ivins’ painful story sheds light on a more
Source: Boston Herald
August 29, 2008 Bad experiment in S. End
Although the proponents of the BU biolab claim that the possibility of an accidental release is negligible, their assessment of risk was judged to be not credible by National Resource Council experts. Bruce Ivins’ painful story sheds light on a more
Source: Boston Herald
August 28, 2008 WNMU prepares to go digital
Smith said that US Rep. Bart Stupak is on the telecommunications sub-committee which oversees the digital conversion, and he authorized the grant money that ...
August 27, 2008 Weeks: Women making some inroads
The term-limited incumbent is Tom Casperson of Escanaba, who is challenging US Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee. US Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, ...
August 26, 2008 Education Calendar: 08/26/2008
... and the US Merchant Marine Academy may apply to Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Menominee). All necessary paperwork must be completed by Oct. 11. ...
August 26, 2008 Anthrax probe prompts concerns about military labs
chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who heads the group's subcommittee on oversight and investigations, ...
August 26, 2008 Lawmaker Pushes System to Trace Food to Source
"It is my hope that the food industry will drop its opposition to these commonsense safeguards and move forward with implementation," said Rep. Bart Stupak ...
August 26, 2008 Will Thirsty States Get Great Lakes Water?
For 25 years, residents around the Great Lakes have worried that thirstier regions (or even countries) would make designs on their water. The lakes' bounty as the single largest freshwater source in the world (holding 18 percent of the Earth's
Source: AlterNet.org
August 24, 2008 Op-Ed: Women make inroads on the benches
The term-limited incumbent is Tom Casperson, of Escanaba, who is challenging US Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee. US Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, ...
August 23, 2008 Presidential race is heating up locally, and just as close as the ...
Carl Levin, Rep. Bart Stupak, state Rep. Gary McDowell and Connie Saltonstall. Bourland, a Vietnam veteran, said although there are many issues to consider, ...
August 22, 2008 FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer
However, the Food and Drug Administration said patients should not stop taking Vytorin because the evidence of a cancer link is unclear. While one recent clinical trial indicated higher rates of cancer for patients taking the medication, two studies
Source: Detroit Free Press
August 22, 2008 Business news in brief
chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Bart Stupak (D., Mich.), chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, ...
August 22, 2008 FDA's reliance on Chinese assurances and private labs to test ...
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., told the Chicago Tribune that lab personnel may have conspired with importers to game the system. "Someone told us you pay for ...
August 21, 2008 Lawmakers Demand Study Data on Vytorin Cancer Risk
Rep. John D. Dingell, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of its Oversight and Investigations ...
August 21, 2008 FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer
Committee Chairman Rep. John D. Dingell and Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of its Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, sent a letter to the chief ...
August 21, 2008 Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
Rep. John D. Dingell, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, sent a letter Thursday to the chief executives of the drug company partners, giving them two
Source: Home News Tribune
August 21, 2008 Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
Rep. John D. Dingell, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, sent a letter Thursday to the chief executives of the drug company partners, giving them two
Source: Home News Tribune
August 21, 2008 FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer
In this March 5, 2008 file photo, House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee Chairman, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich. speaks during the subcommittee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.Stupak is part of a congressional committee, demanding that
Source: Miami Herald
August 21, 2008 A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market For Oil Trading
... a major shift that has since allowed investors to accumulate enormous positions for purely speculative purposes," said Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Michigan). ...
