The House Energy and Commerce Committee heard this week from an all-star panel of leaders in the health industry as part of the committee’s bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative. Launched this spring by Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, 21st Century Cures is taking the first-ever comprehensive look at how treatments are discovered, developed, and delivered here in the United States. By listening to experts from around the country, Upton can help determine how to best accelerate tha... Read more

Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s evening address to the nation on countering the terrorist organization ISIS. Upton joined fellow House Republican leaders earlier today for an hour-long closed-door briefing on ISIS and the evolving situations in Iraq and Syria. “ISIS poses a very serious and credible threat to the world and here at home. There is no question that we must destroy that radical threat before its terrors reach our shores.... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today supported a bipartisan resolution (H.Res.644) condemning the Obama administration for its failure to properly notify Congress before releasing five senior Taliban members from the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) – the federal government’s independent internal watchdog agency – found the action to be in violation of U.S. law, ... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, announced the opening of his newly relocated constituent service office in St. Joseph/Benton Harbor. The office has moved half a mile from its former Ship Street location to 720 Main St. in St. Joseph. The office’s telephone and fax machine numbers remain the same. “One of my most important responsibilities as a Member of Congress is providing assistance to individuals who are facing difficulties in dealing with the federal government,” said Upton. “Whether ... Read more

Russian incursions in Ukraine and heightening tensions in Eastern Europe dominated today’s NATO summit in Newport, Wales, where President Obama met with other alliance leaders. Those topics were also at the forefront this evening at the Latvian Heritage Center in Kalamazoo as Congressman Fred Upton met with more than 60 local community members of Baltic descent. “Seventy-five years ago, Soviet occupation of the Baltics resulted in the displacement, imprisonment, and death of thousands while thei... Read more

Local Alzheimer’s advocates share their personal stories with Rep. Upton, who earlier this year launched his 21st Century Cures initiative Read more

If a rogue nation like Iran or North Korea can send a long-range ballistic missile to hit the Eastern portion of the United States, the country should have a system in place to defend itself, says Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph. The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Missile Defense Agency, is considering the Fort Custer Training Center in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties as one of four possible locations to place an interceptor site capable of shielding the United States from such an a... Read more

In the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, when first responders learned they couldn’t communicate with one another on their radios because agencies used different frequencies, the Federal Communications Commission began work to provide a national public safety communications network. It was “a critical recommendation” from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (The 9-11 Commission) to “have interoperability among first responders,” said Congressman Fred Upton,... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this evening to boost travel and tourism in Southwest Michigan and communities across the country. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, has been a strong supporter of the bill – H.R. 4450, the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 – which reauthorizes Brand USA, a non-profit, private-public partnership dedicated to increasing inbound international travel to the United States. The non-par... Read more

“You don’t have to look any further than small businesses in Kalamazoo to see firsthand how the Internet is opening up new possibilities for entrepreneurs and consumers alike.” - Rep. Fred Upton Read more