November 10, 2021 @MyKitchenTable: Wednesday November 10, 2021 Dear Friend: “Nobody elected him to be F.D.R., they elected him to be normal and stop the chaos” – Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus Anyone who follows Congress knows that last week was pretty busy. Probably about 40 votes on the House Floor at all hours of the day (I made ‘em all) with som... Read more »

BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN – Last Friday, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan seeking urgent answers, increased water testing, and further assistance on the ongoing lead contamination crisis in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Among several questions, the lawmakers requested a summary of the EPA’s work with ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined 205 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer requesting a full and transparent appraisal by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) of the Democrats’ partisan reconciliation spending package, which has since been slashed from $3.5 trillion to ro... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act by a vote of 228 to 200. This legislation would provide federal grants to states and local communities to help prevent domestic violence and establish numerous support services for survivors as well as teenagers and childre... Read more »

@MyKitchenTable: Friday October 22, 2021 Dear Friend: “You have to take care of your troops and followers and treat everyone as important, while inspiring people to believe in you and absorb your passion.” – General Colin Powell We’ve all seen the sad news about Colin Powell this week. I had a pretty good relationship with him over the years and I remember he spoke at the Economic Club at Lake Mic... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led 38 bipartisan lawmakers in calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to immediately set a path for advancing legislation to fully fund the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, including $2 billion in support for semicond... 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 »

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 »

SAINT JOSEPH, MICHIGAN – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, helped introduce a bipartisan resolution led by Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) to oppose the permanent storage of nuclear waste from Canada in the Great Lakes Basin. Upton is an original cosponsor of this resolution along with a bipartisan group of lawmakers from across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic region. “The Great Lakes are t... Read more »