SAINT JOSEPH, MICHIGAN – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement on the passing of General Colin Powell. “I had the opportunity to listen and learn from one of our greatest and most accomplished generals in American history on numerous occasions. The respect he earned from his troops and his deep dedication to their wellbeing was unparalleled. I join all Americans... Read more »

@MyKitchenTable: Friday October 15, 2021 Dear Friend: “The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves” – Wangari Maathai REPLACING LEAD PIPES AND PROVIDING CLEAN WATER IN BENTON HARBOR As many of you know, disturbing reports of lead in drinking water in Benton Harbor have led to an expedited effort to re... Read more »

SAINT JOSEPH, MICHIGAN – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined his Republican colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm inquiring the specific steps the Department is taking to address sky-high energy prices, supply shortages, and record-breaking inflation. Upton is the top Republican on the En... Read more »

SAINT JOSEPH, MICHIGAN – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Representative Dale Kildee of Michigan. He was 92 years old. “Dale Kildee was a powerful, passionate, and hard worker for our state and his interests were much larger than just his congressional district. He was one that could ‘cross the aisle’ to get things done and was... Read more »

SAINT JOSEPH, MICHIGAN – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined several of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter led by Representative Rick Allen (R-GA) to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging his agency and the Biden Administration to abandon their plans to eliminate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), better known as the “Remai... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, congratulated the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety (BHDPS) on receiving the 2021 Leland Gayheart Prevention Award and thanked them for their unwavering commitment to protecting the greater Benton Harbor community. The Leland Gayheart Prevention Award was first created in 1999 to commemorate the tragic death of 23-year-old firef... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement in response to published reports that language seeking to jumpstart the creation of a new advanced research agency to cure cancer, known as ARPA-H, will not be included in the Senate’s reconciliation bill: “The news today that language needed to create ARPA-H has been removed from the Senate v... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last month, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined many of his Republican colleagues and signed on to a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal voicing his strong opposition to a proposed IRS policy that would increas... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, applauded a $6 million Department of Commerce grant awarded to Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) to construct the needed road, sewer, and water infrastructure to support its world-class, 234-acre Southwest Michigan Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Park in Cassopolis. This grant – which is funded through the Department’s Econ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, helped introduce a resolution led by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) calling on the Biden Administration to fully enforce our nation’s immigration laws and support the brave men and women of our border patrol amid the worsening humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border. Upton is an original cosponsor of the resolution. “We face a ... Read more »