Today, Congressman Fred Upton (R- St. Joseph) voted in support of the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts to the Nation Act, known as the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401).The bill requires the President to establish a Committee to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning air, waste, water, and climate change for each of the calendar years 2016, 2020, and 2030. The vote passed on a bipartisan vote of ... Read more

By Andrew Green: The bipartisan super committee charged with cutting a trillion and a half dollars from the federal budget by the end of the year met on Thursday. The body, which includes Congressman Fred Upton, took testimony from Thomas Barthold, the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxations, a non partisan body that reports to Congress on all things tax related. It seems the super committee is starting its work by digging up as much information as it can, and Congressman Upton expres... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton - When Republicans regained a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, we embraced the parallel goals of job creation and energy security. Both are essential to America's long-term economic competitiveness, and both can be achieved by expanding the production of American energy. By embracing a strategy that is open to all-of the-above energy sources, House Republicans have successfully passed legislation to tap into America's vast energy resources and prevent regulations... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) is asking people of southwest Michigan to share their ideas for cutting federal spending and reducing the national debt. Upton is one of twelve members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, a bipartisan, bicameral panel tasked with finding at least $1.5 trillion in federal savings over the next decade. The Committee will have until November 23, 2011 to submit its proposal to the Congress for an up-or-down vote without amendment or filibuster be... Read more

Ask any person from Michigan what the greatest challenge facing our country today is and you will hear – not surprisingly – the same response again and again: jobs and the economy, jobs and the economy, jobs and the economy. As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and more recently as a member of the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, I echo that sentiment, which is why job creation and American competitiveness have remained my focus here at home and back in ... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) spoke at this morning’s organizational meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Upton’s remarks as prepared for delivery and submitted for the record follow. Let me begin by recognizing our co-chairs, Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling, for their leadership in the few short weeks since this panel was named. I spoke to both of them throughout August, and appreciate their quick action to begin assembling a strong staff to coordinat... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton Over the past decade, the continued loss of middle-class jobs has stoked anxiety and shattered dreams of many Americans. Factors largely outside of policymakers’ control — like globalization’s spread and technology-based efficiency gains — contribute to some of today’s anemic employment conditions. But there’s more. Overzealous and burdensome regulations — produced right here at home — also play a role in our stubbornly high unemployment rate and lackluster business growth. Th... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, welcomed today’s news that President Obama is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its controversial proposal to voluntarily revisit a 2008 ozone standard – a plan that the agency itself projected would impose annual costs of as much as $90 billion. The EPA’s ozone rule is one of numerous pending regulations from the agency that will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs and impos... Read more

During the last few weeks, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) has been touring the 6th District of Michigan meeting with constituents, promoting job creation and attending local city and county meetings. During these events, Upton fielded questions related to the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and wide spread declarations of support for the success of the bipartisan panel. “I am encouraged by my discussions with other appointed members of the committee who have also rec... Read more

Small businesses are leading the way for job creation and innovation here in southwest Michigan. That fact is evident to me nearly every week when I am able to return home from votes in Washington. This August has been no exception, as I have had the privilege of traveling to all corners of our district, visiting with local companies and speaking face-to-face with the men and women who are working to put our state and region back on track. From area home builders and realtors to our region’s far... Read more