A Kalamazoo women's rights pioneer was honored in Washington on the bicentennial of her birth. Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, who was known as a forceful advocate for women's education and who helped get the first woman enrolled at the University of Michigan, received a tribute from Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, Thursday, which was read into the congressional record. "Mr. Speaker, Women's History Month is a time for all Americans to pay tribute to the generations of women who have made our worl... Read more

The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York have opened a criminal investigation of General Motors over the company's handling of an ignition switch defect that's been linked to at least 12 deaths. One possible issue: Did GM violate a law that requires car makers to give the federal government timely notice of defects? When Michigan Rep. Fred Upton authored the Tread Act 14 years ago, it was after certain Firestone tires on Ford Explorers caused accidents that killed nearly 300 people. Th... Read more

By Al Jones Employees and executives of store-brand pharmaceuticals maker Perrigo Co. PLC applauded Tuesday the passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act. The new law seeks to secure America’s finished drug supply chain, keeping counterfeit drugs off store shelves and providing a national standard to avoid a patchwork of different state regulations. “Drugs going to Americans need to be safe regardless of whether they are prescription or non-prescription products,” U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said in... Read more

Michigan congressman Fred Upton says a new law he authored will help west Michigan pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Perrigo, while protecting consumers nationwide. In November 2013, President Barack Obama signed the Drug Quality and Security Act, aimed at regulating compounding pharmacies and establishing a track-and-trace pedigree system for drugs. It was in response to the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts pharmacy that killed dozens of people, including many fr... Read more

"If, as the familiar quotation goes, '80 percent of success is showing up,' U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan 6th District, is giving his constituents a good run." Read more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) highlighted the committee’s success in 2013 on Monday and pledged to continue oversight of the Affordable Care Act and growing the economy in 2014. “We had a strong record of accomplishment in 2013, and we look forward to building upon our record of bipartisan success,” Upton said. “The committee will remain focused on promoting job creation and economic growth, transforming Washington to create a smaller, modernized governme... Read more

By Louise Wrege EpiPens save lives, and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, wants to make it easier for schools to have them on hand in case of emergencies. On Wednesday, as the House Speaker pro tempore, Upton signed the "School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act," which allows schools to have EpiPens on hand. Epinephrine can be used to stop the deadly swelling of the throat and tongue when someone has an anaphylactic reaction, which can be caused by allergies to items such as peanuts. He said... Read more

Click here to read the full story online and listen to the audio Jason Scott Reporting As the House and Senate continue to work toward an agreement to end the federal government shutdown, Congressman Fred Upton is urging his colleagues to support the immediate continuation of funding for lifesaving health research. The Research for Lifesaving Cures Act would provide immediate funding to the National Institutes of Health at the same rate and under the same conditions that were in effect at the en... Read more

The U.S. House was able to come to at least one bipartisan agreement Saturday. Members of Congress passed a bill aimed at preventing future nationwide health crises, such as the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak last year. The bill was introduced Friday by Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph). He explains the bill to Newschannel 3 and talks about why he thinks Congress still works. "[I] worked very closely with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to craft this bill that would have stopped this awf... Read more

By Dan Weil Over-regulation by the government has stymied the Keystone XL oil pipeline, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton said at a hearing Thursday. The hearing, which included testimony from House members and business groups, marked the five-year anniversary of TransCanada's application to build the pipeline, which would stretch from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. "Washington's red-tape factory is making it harder to build things," said Upton, a Republican from Michigan, acco... Read more