Today, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) joined local economic development organizations Southwest Michigan First, Cornerstone Alliance, and the Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce in hosting an event with Indiana-based automotive manufacturer Carbon Motors Corporation. The event, which was held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo, gave southwest Michigan automotive suppliers the unique opportunity to directly engage the large manufacturer and see what opportunities are available f... Read more

Michigan's newfound clout in Congress is confirmed by the appointment of Reps. Dave Camp of Midland and Fred Upton of St. Joseph to represent House Republicans on the Super Committee charged with finding $2.4 trillion in deficit reductions by Thanksgiving. Camp and Upton were picked by House Speaker John Boehner largely because of their chairmanships of key committees — Camp heads Ways and Means and Upton Energy and Commerce. They are also seasoned, level-headed representatives who have not been... Read more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) issued the following statement today after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) named Upton, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to serve on the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, a bipartisan, bicameral panel tasked with finding at least $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade: “The Budget Control Act made a modest down p... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R- St. Joseph) made the following statement after today’s announcement that the U.S. Senate will take up the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Reauthorization extension on Friday. The Senate is expected to agree to a House-passed version of a temporary funding extension that would last until Sept. 16, 2011. "I know first-hand the difficulties our local airports have had for the duration of the construction season for ongoing projects that have inconvenienced our tra... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) made the following statement after tonight’s vote to avoid default on our national debt and put our fiscal house back in order. The Budget Control Act of 2011 passed the House by a vote of 269-161 and now heads to the Senate for consideration. “After 31 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment, failure to act is not an option for Michigan families. This agreement begins to address our nation's long-term debt with firm spending cuts and caps, now and i... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) made the following statement after this Friday’s House vote to cut federal spending, avoid default on our national debt, and begin putting our fiscal house back in order. The Budget Control Act of 2011 passed the House by a vote of 218-210 and now heads to the Senate for consideration this weekend. “Default is not an option for Michigan’s families and businesses who have now endured 31 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment,” said Upton. “Allowing t... Read more

U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in response to proposed new vehicle fuel economy standards. “I understand why the auto makers are agreeing to this new standard, and I hope it works. I weighed in to try to protect jobs and consumers, and I know the efforts of the Michigan delegation made a difference. I do have a number of questions about what this is going to mean, especially looking so far into th... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) - Michigan’s working families and manufacturers have faced enormous challenges in recent years, as we now enter our thirty-first consecutive month of double-digit unemployment. While much has been done to turn our struggling economy around, last week’s Department of Labor jobless figures underscore the reality that we still have a ways to go on the road to recovery. American automakers in particular have faced more than their fair share of obstacles, but seem to be eme... Read more

By: Lori Ann LaRocco Believe it or not, Capitol Hill is not locked in a partisan battle on ever issue these days. In a vote earlier this week of 279-147, the House passed the North American-Made Energy Security Act. Introduced by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), the bill would expedite a final decision on the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The expansion of the existing pipeline would bring oil from Alberta, Canada and North Dakota to U.S. refineries. Energy experts say the completion of... Read more

U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today lined up behind efforts by the House GOP leadership to prevent a default on U.S. debt by securing significant federal spending cuts and following the House’s “Cut, Cap, and Balance” framework to begin putting our fiscal house back in order. The two-step approach the House will consider calls for immediate spending reductions that exceed the preliminary increase in the national debt ceiling, as well as a longer-term strateg... Read more