ST. JOSEPH, Mich. - U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) issued the following statement after an agreement was reached to provide additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program: “The Paycheck Protection Program protects jobs and helps keep small businesses open - period. I am pleased to see that - finally - Congressional leaders reached an agreement to provide additional funding for this program, as well as for testing and hospitals. The PPP has helped provide already tens millions of dol... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Flores (R-TX), and Marc Veasey (D-TX) led 240 lawmakers in asking the Trump Administration to direct current federal government advertising funds to local news and media outlets. “The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting local communities across our nation in unprecedented ways. All Americans are attempting to understand the full measure of this crisis, even as it continues to evolve on a daily basis. As in many of our... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Monday, April 20, 2020, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton and the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus - 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans strong - released its Reopening and Recovery “Back to Work” Checklist, a multi-prong, science-based, data-driven proposal focused on reopening America safely and reigniting the economy. Click here for the checklist. The 50-member bipartisan Caucus found consensus on the bipartisan set of recommendations focused on public health, economic rescue, and s... Read more

Dear Friend: For anyone that has “followed” me, you know that I have a long record of working with anyone, Republican or Democrat, to get things done. And I’ve viewed myself as a Problem Solver, whether while serving in Congress or my prior jobs. I was interviewed by the New York Times last week and she asked about my job now, sitting and working at my kitchen table rather than a committee room, or doing service club speeches and the litany of items that occupy a day in the life. I reflected on ... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As health providers increasingly rely on telehealth to treat patients, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (MI-06), Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) introduced the Modernized Medicine Act to temporarily increase Medicaid reimbursement rates during a declared emergency if a state expands their telehealth services. This increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) would help take the financial burden off states and would open up access to providers, a... Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) and the Republican members of the Michigan Delegation – Congressman Paul Mitchell (MI-10), Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07), Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-04), and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) - sent a letter to Governor Whitmer to express their serious concern with her most recent update to the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order (Executive Order 2020-42). In the letter they stated that while as Governor she was ri... Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. - Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI-06), along with U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Jim Costa (D-CA-16), and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), led 108 members of the House of Representatives in sending a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling for the Administration to provide direct support to specialty crop producers as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is implemented. The CARES Act includes $14 billion ... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, announced today that four local health services will receive nearly $4 million in additional funding to assist them in the local response to the coronavirus crisis. The grants are being awarded through the health center Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, which Upton voted for and President signed almost two weeks ago. In Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District, the following health centers are receiving grant... Read more

Dear Friend: I wrote Sunday regarding the sad news of a WMU student who passed away over the weekend and remarked then that we would all know someone who will most likely be infected with this cruel disease. And even though the stats will show that probably 98 percent of those infected will survive, the death toll will be likely in the tens of thousands by even the most conservative estimates. For me, it hit home even harder yesterday when I learned that a long-time good friend and, frankly a h... Read more

Dear Friend: This morning I left Washington, D.C. to drive back to Michigan after we passed the historic CARES Act yesterday afternoon. There were some bad storms on the drive, and I even called 911 after seeing a car that flipped and was turned around on the highway. But I made it back to St. Joe safely early this evening. There have been a few updates since last night that I want to share with you. Last night, the head of a large company contacted me about donating personal protective equipme... Read more