WASHINGTON, DC – Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee markup, highlighting his concerns over HR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery “MR CHAIRMAN. Every member in this room has been hearing from our constituents about the high cost of drugs. We passed legislation earlier this y... Read more »

Published by: Roll Call By: Fred Upton OPINION — In 2012, as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, I worked with my good friend and fellow Michigander, the late Rep. John Dingell, to reauthorize our nation’s pipeline safety laws. This was in response to a pipeline burst that spilled 20,000 barrels of oil into the Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River near my district. I... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed S. 239, the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). Upton introduced the House-version of the bill in January as H.R. 500 with more than 300 cosponsors. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 will mint ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (MI-06), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Tim Walberg (MI-07), and Paul Mitchell (MI-10) today sent a letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer urging her to reconsider vetoing $15 million in funding for a grant program for municipal airports to test and monitor for PFAS. Michigan has a number of municipal airports – including the Dowagiac Mu... Read more »

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Fred Upton (MI-06), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Tim Walberg (MI-07), and Paul Mitchell (MI-10) today sent a letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer asking her to reconsider vetoing funding for the Michigan Tuition Grant. This grant program provides students, often from low and middle-income backgrounds, up to $2,40... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today celebrated the National Institute of Health’s announcement that it is funding $945 million in research to combat the national opioid crisis. That funding will be provided to nearly 375 projects in 41 states, including a project at Western Michigan University. “I’m proud to see the NIH continue its efforts to help fight the opioid epidemi... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that three Michigan residents have died from the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph sent a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention requesting information to learn more about the CDC’s efforts to prevent the spread of the disease. “Given the record numbers of EEE cases in Michigan and other at-ris... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today issued the following statement after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced earlier this week that $1 million will be provided to the Michigan State Department of Health and Human Services to look at the relationship between PFAS exposure and certain health outcomes in Parchment and Cooper Township, Michigan. “This... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, announced today that his office is accepting applications for nominations to a U.S. service academy. Students interested in applying for a nomination have until 5 PM on November 1, 2019. Upton’s office is also hosting an Academy Day event on Saturday, October 19 at Western Michigan University at the College of Health and Human Services Room 4010... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 239, the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). Upton introduced the House-version of the bill in January as H.R. 500 with more than 300 cosponsors. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019... Read more »