Upton praises $2.5M more for SWM harbors Alexandra Newman February 15, 2018 Herald Palladium President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget cuts funding for the Great Lakes in some areas, but it pledges millions more in another. The budget proposed Monday would appropriate $108.7 million for Great Lakes Navigation Operations and Maintenance, $2.5 million more than last year. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, a longtime advocate for Lake Michigan harbors, said Wednesday this is great news for So... Read more

A longtime advocate for Lake Michigan harbors, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today released the following statement on the news that the President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal will include robust funding for Great Lakes Navigation Operations and Maintenance. “This is great news for our corner of the state. This funding is critical towards dredging, operations, and maintenance of the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Harbor and the Holland Harbor. Ensuring our harbors remain open and ready for... Read more

Pfizer unveils new warehouse, ready to hire 200 new employees February 13, 2018 Fox17 West Michigan PORTAGE, Mich. — A handful of local and state officials, including Congress Fred Upton, gathered in front of the cameras Tuesday morning at Pfizer to cut the blue ribbon and officially open their new $147-million facility. “We are beyond excited,” said Portage Mayor Patricia Randall. “They care about their employees. They’re wonderful corporate citizen. They care about the community to which they’... Read more

ICYMI: Celebrating Career and Technical Education Month By U.S. Fred Upton February 13, 2018 Tri City Record February marks Career and Technical Education month. Career and technical education programs, or CTE, help prepare high school and community college students with the knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to succeed in careers in a broad range of industries. We know that in a globally competitive economy, workers must be prepared for skilled professions. Yet, according to the Manufa... Read more

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today released the following statement after the Trump administration released their Fiscal Year 2019 budget which cut funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: “Michigan deserves better than this. The health of our Great Lakes must be a higher priority. While this budget proposal – like all other presidential budget proposals – is merely a blueprint it does set the administration’s priorities. It’s clear that when it comes to the Great Lakes our pri... Read more

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: "This two-year budget deal properly funds our military and gives our soldiers a pay raise. It makes critical investments in America’s veterans, medical research, community health centers, disaster relief, and infrastructure. Of critical importance to Michigan, it also furthers our efforts to combat opioid abuse and drug addiction. No bipar... Read more

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, recently joined 17 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army (Civil Works) R.D. James requesting sufficient funding for the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study (GLCRS) in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed this study to coordinate a strategy across the Great Lakes states to efficiently and effectively manage and protect the Gr... Read more

Tax Cuts & Jobs Act benefits employees at Shelton’s Farm Market Kelsey Hammond February 5, 2018 Leader Publications NILES — If Shelton’s Farm Market doles out bonuses for their employees, it is typically during the holiday season. But this year, employees got a surprise at the beginning of the year when they received bonuses resulting from a profitable 2017 year and economic optimism spurred by the federal tax reform. Joe Shelton, one of the business’ partners, said the market just wanted to sha... Read more

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today released the following statement after three affordable housing projects in Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District were awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) during the most recent funding round. Four Flags Plaza Apartments, in Niles, is set to receive $1,259,068 in credits, Selinon Park, in Portage, is set to receive $1,406,000 in credits, and the Village of Kalamazoo Apartments, in Kalamazoo, is set to receive $1,470,782 in credits. “These ne... Read more

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today joined the majority of his House colleagues in voting to, again, fund the government. Upton released the following statement: “Finally this unnecessary government shutdown is over. As a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus we spent the weekend working to come up with a solution. Tonight, we reauthorized the critical CHIP program for six years, the longest reauthorization in the program’s history, and we repealed the Medical Device Tax which is... Read more