In the wake of the Flint water crisis, Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph and Congressman Dan Kildee, D-Flint, today introduced a bill to speed public notification when concentrations of lead in drinking water are above federal requirements. The bill is co-sponsored by all 14 members of Michigan's congressional delegation, , said a joint press release from Upton and Kildee. A similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peter. The Safe Drinking Water Act... Read more

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton on Wednesday once again pledged his support to local restaurant owner Ibrahim Parlak's fight against renewed efforts by the federal government to have Parlak deported. "It just really ticks me off," Upton, R-St. Joseph, said by phone Wednesday after meeting with Parlak at Parlak's restaurant, Café Guilistan, in Harbert. "This is just wrong ... This is the type of immigrant we want to come to this country. Someone who will start a small business, raise a family, pay their tax... Read more

President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a bill championed by southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton to phase out the production and sale of tiny bits of plastic called microbeads. The Senate on Dec. 18 passed the bill by voice vote, and the House passed it earlier this month. The legislation was co-sponsored by Reps. Fred Upton, the St. Joseph Republican who heads the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey. “It’s a banner day for Lake Michigan and the Great... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined WWMT Newschannel 3 in Kalamazoo to talk about the threat posed by ISIS and the new Cyber Squadron recently awarded to the 110th Attack Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard stationed in Battle Creek. CLICK HERE TO WATCH “Congressman Upton and Senator Stabenow and Peters have launched a year-long offensive with the Department of Defense, and last week it paid off. The DoD announced the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base and the 110th Attack Wing wo... Read more

The U.S. House this week approved a bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of tiny rinse-off plastic particles, often used in cosmetic products, that environmental advocates say are filtering through water treatment plants and polluting the Great Lakes. H.R. 1321">The Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St Joseph, and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by unanimous voice vote on Monday, Dec. 7. "As someone who g... Read more

Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan, had not had a winning football season since 1989. That all changed when coach Elliot Uzelac came into the picture and became the head coach of the Tigers. His wife, Wendy, told "Good Morning America" how it happened. "He'd been retired for a couple of years ... and I said, 'Elliott, I think you're kind of bored.' And he said, 'Yes, a little bit.'" She told him about Benton Harbor. "And I said go to Benton Harbor, they don't have anybody and t... Read more

Will Ibrahim Parlak’s torture ever end? On Nov. 3, he is once again ordered to report to U.S immigration authorities in Detroit for questioning. He fears what’s coming. Is there some unforgiving functionary deep in the bowels of the federal bureaucracy who will never accept that Homeland Security screwed up in fingering this decent man for deportation in the first place? I’ve written about Ibrahim since 2005. He is the owner of a Middle Eastern restaurant, Cafe Gulistan, in the Michigan resort t... Read more

Public Media Network highlights the 2015 Congressional Art Competition and Michigan Sixth Congressional District winner Grady Hively. To watch the video please click here. To learn more about the Congressional Art Competition please click here. Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, sat down with Comcast Newsmakers to discuss the 21st Century Cures Act and how it will benefit Americans suffering from diseases. Click HERE to watch Read more

.relatedpicsholder {display:none;} As part of their ongoing bipartisan efforts to secure Fort Custer as a Pentagon-approved missile defense site, Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, and Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, toured the facilities at Fort Custer on Monday, July 6. In addition to Fort Custer, Congressman Upton and Senator Stabenow also toured the Battle Creek Air National Guard base and the Battle Creek VA Medical Center. To view pictures from the events, please click here. Legisl... Read more