Michigan Representatives react to State of the Union Address
West Michigan Republican Fred Upton welcomes President Obama's call for bi-partisanship in his State of the Union Address Tuesday night. Upton issued a statement saying adding jobs and improving the...
View ArticleCongressman Fred Upton discusses sequester and federal deficit reduction
Across the board budget cuts known as "sequestration" are taking effect on Friday. West Michigan Congressman says no one wanted the sequestration to take effect. But he says lawmakers have to work on...
View ArticleUpton not in, or out, of US Senate race
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton (R-Saint Joseph) isn’t ruling out a run for U.S. Senate next year. He isn’t ruling it in, either. With Democrat Carl Levin’s decision to retire next year, Upton...
View ArticleUpton: immigration reform this summer
A bi-partisan group of senators in Washington called the “Gang of Eight” is expected to unveil an immigration reform plan early next month. Immigrant advocates hope it will include a “pathway to...
View ArticleUpton: No shortcuts in fixing problems at Palisades
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant remains offline because of a leak in a safety injection refueling tank. West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton toured the plant on Monday with a commissioner from the...
View ArticleCongressman Fred Upton discusses immigration, student loans and more
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says he expects the House to take up immigration reform in separate bills as opposed to comprehensive legislation.
View ArticleUpton says he's leaning against voting to authorize strikes against Syria
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says he owes it to his constituents and the nation to get as many facts as he can.
View ArticleWestSouthwest: Congressman Fred Upton
Republican Representative Fred Upton says Congress has a "heavy plate" this fall.
View ArticleUpton says website problems raise other concerns about "Obamacare
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says the website "should have been the easy part" of launching the new health care law.
View ArticleUpton encouraged by cost estimates of cleaning up landfill site
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton favors a complete removal of PCB contamination from the Allied Paper landfill site.
View ArticleWestSouthwest: Representative Fred Upton on the year ahead in Congress
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton sat down with WMUK's Gordon Evans and Kalamazoo Gazette reporter Yvonne Zipp to discuss a wide range of topics.
View ArticleWSW: Republican Congressional candidate Jim Bussler
Jim Bussler is challenging Congressman Fred Upton in this summer's Republican primary
View ArticleCongressman Fred Upton Discusses General Motors Recall, Ukraine and Immigration
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says he hopes to get the bottom of why it took so long for General Motors to recall vehicles due to problems with an ignition switch.
View ArticleUpton Says Tax Reform Won't Happen This Year
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says the United States needs tax reform, but it will have to wait for at least the next Congress
View ArticleWSW: Democratic Candidate Says Upton No Longer a Moderate
Western Michigan University Professor Paul Clements says climate change is one of the major issues that convinced him to challenge Congressman Fred Upton.
View ArticleUpton: Heads at Veterans' Affairs "Needed to Roll"
Representative Fred Upton says he’s glad the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will soon be “under new leadership.”Department secretary Eric Shinseki resigned today. The V.A. is facing intense...
View ArticleWSW: Congressman Fred Upton Seeks Another Term
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton has been in the House for more than 27 years, and he is looking for least two more.
View ArticleWSW: Democrat Paul Clements Says Congress Isn't Working
Western Michigan University Political Science Professor Paul Clements says the current direction of the country isn't working for the middle class.
View ArticleWSW: Fred Upton Seeks His 15th Term in House
Fred Upton has been representing part of Southwest Michigan for nearly 28 years. He hopes voters will give him at least two more in November.
View ArticleGroup Asks for Investigation of Upton
An advocacy group has requested an ethics investigation of West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton
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