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November 11, 2008 - Fred speaks to the veterans and students gathered in Coloma High
School's auditorium for Coloma Schools annual Veterans Day breakfast.
Upton, the son of a WWII vet, expressed deep gratitude to all of the
veterans in the audience for their service to our nation.
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November 11, 2008 -
Fred addresses the crowd gathered on St. Joseph Bluff for the annual
Korean War Veterans Day ceremony. During his remarks, Upton said, "From
the soldiers who served in Korea fighting the threat of Communism, to
the guardsmen and women who left their work and families to fight in
Iraq & Afghanistan, we owe a countless many a debt of gratitude for
their enduring sacrifices."
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October 22, 2008 - Fred visits Coca Cola’s operation in Kalamazoo. During the visit, Coca Cola showcased their two new hybrid electric delivery trucks.
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VICTORY! Upton Hails
Loans to Boost Michigan's Automakers & Create Jobs
Fred joins members of Michigan's Congressional delegation to announce an
agreement had been reached to provide U.S. automakers the boost that
they need to build advanced, cleaner vehicles
"In the nation, one out of 10 jobs is auto related, and right here in
southwest Michigan, we have dozens businesses employing thousands of
workers that are directly related to the auto industry - and this loan
program helps protect those jobs and plants the seeds to create new
ones," said Upton.
(Pictured from L to R - Rep. Candice Miller, Senator Debbie Stabenow,
Rep. Joe Knollenberg, Rep. Sandy Levin, Upton, Rep. Mike Rogers, Rep.
John Dingell, Rep. Dale Kildee and Rep. Dave Camp.)
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August 22, 2008 - Fred visits with local children at Kalamazoo’s Family Health Center to celebrate Reach out and Read.
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August 21, 2008 - Fred presents Decatur’s Mike Siver, a veteran of the United States Navy with the National Defense Service Medal. TMSN Siver served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1967, spending most of his Naval career aboard the U.S. Submarine, Sea Robin. Siver is also eligible for the Submarine Pin and Scuba Diver Insignias, which Fred is working to obtain for the Navy veteran. “It is a great honor to pay tribute to Mike Siver for his service to our nation,” said Upton. “Over four decades ago, in the prime of his youth, Siver put his life on hold and left loved ones behind to join the United States Navy. While this National Defense Service Medal is long overdue, we are all grateful for Siver’s service to the nation.” Joining Fred and Siver for the presentation was Decatur VFW Post 6248 Commander, Dick Majewski.
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August 11, 2008 - Fred joins Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Steward Sandstrom and Tom Duisterhof from Gordon Water to discuss the impact high fuel costs are having on the business community. Upton took the opportunity to underscore the need for Congress to convene an emergency session to consider the “all of the above” American Energy Act to bring down energy costs.
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August 6, 2008 - Fred starts off the day with Mike and Diane on WRKR's Rocker Morning Show.
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July 8, 2008 - Fred joins Kalamazoo Transportation Director Bill Schomisch to
underscore the importance of public transit in the wake of record fuel
prices. The U.S. House recently approved legislation to provide a
financial boost to public transit systems, ensuring reliable and
affordable transportation for working Americans. “Public transit and
Amtrak are vital to our community as they provide students, seniors and
working folks affordable and reliable transportation. Providing a boost
to public transit is an important step, but we owe it to working
families to pursue long-term solutions to achieve energy independence
with American-made energy,” said Upton during the press conference.
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July 8, 2008 - Fred visits with a local student aboard one of Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit’s buses during the morning commute. The young man is a student at KVCC and relies upon the transit service four times a day. To address the strain caused by rising fuel costs on public transit, the U.S. House approved legislation on June 26th by a vote of 322 to 98 to provide a financial boost to public transit systems to ensure that they will continue to provide reliable and affordable transportation to working Americans.
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July 8, 2008 - Fred welcomes four generations of Captain Jeffary Hoose’s family to his
Kalamazoo office. Fred presented Captain Hoose, a veteran of Operation
Iraqi Freedom and true American hero, the Purple Heart, Combat
Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star Medal “V” for exceptionally valorous
conduct in the line of fire. Captain Hoose, who comes from a family
rich in military tradition, was joined by his grandfather (pictured
left) who was a WWII Naval aviator who fought in the Pacific Theater.
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July 1, 2008
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Fred joins Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell and Governor Jennifer Granholm
for the launch of the Patriot hospital bed for veterans, the product of
a collaborative effort between Stryker and Alliant Healthcare Products,
a veteran-owned small business medical device company in Richland. The
Patriot beds were “designed by veterans, for veterans.” The beds have
unique design features to reduce caretaker back stress, prevent patient
falls, and to make the beds easy for patients and caregivers to adjust.
This important product will greatly assist in the care for the men and
women who have been injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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June 7, 2008 - Fred attends the Kalamazoo NAACP’s 28th Freedom Fund Dinner. On stage, Fred visits with (From l to r) NAACP President Michael Wilson, Walter Jones III and Tuskegee Airman Mr. Alexander Jefferson. Mr. Jones received the Veteran of the Year Award during the evening’s celebration, and Mr. Jefferson was the dinner’s featured speaker.
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June 7, 2008 - Fred presents awards to the young women of Girl Scout Troop #304 in
Vicksburg.
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May 17, 2008 - Fred joins folks in Kalamazoo for Saturday's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, an annual event to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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May 13, 2008 - Fred welcomes students from St. Mary of the Lakes School in New Buffalo to the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
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May 8, 2008 - On the 63rd anniversary of VE Day, Fred welcomes 15 WWII veterans from Sturgis who visited the nation’s capitol as part of an Honor Flight sponsored by the residents of Sturgis and surrounding communities. The members of the “Greatest Generation” traveled to Washington to visit the National World War II Memorial.
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April 28, 2008 - Fred addresses the crowd gathered at the Kalamazoo AirZoo for Monday’s celebration of Airbus’ $1 billion contract with Parker Aerospace's Hydraulic Systems Division.
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April 26, 2008 - Fred and Trina Wood, President of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Chapter of the Autism Society of America, kick-off Walk About Talk About Autism on Saturday. As a member of the House Autism Caucus, Upton is a strong supporter of autism research and early detection and treatment programs and worked hard to see the Combating Autism Act enacted into law.
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April 21, 2008 - Fred, joined by local law enforcement and local school administrators at Portage Northern High School, unveils bipartisan legislation to ensure all schools across the nation have access to funds to create their own emergency notification service through mobile text messages, e-mail and other telecommunications and information services.
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April 19, 2008 - Fred visits with a “Big” and “littles” on Saturday to celebrate 50 years of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Kalamazoo.
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April 7, 2008 - At his Kalamazoo office, Fred meets with local families and representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A member of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, Fred is committed to increasing federal funding for diabetes related research.
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March 4th, 2008 - Fred welcomes a group of international students from Western Michigan University to the U.S. Capitol.
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November 20th, 2007 - Fred presents the Purple Heart, with first oak leaf cluster, to Kalamazoo World War II veteran, Mr. Thomas Bubin. Mr. Bubin served as a Sergeant in the United States Army, seeing major combat action in the Ardennes, Rhineland and central Europe. “As folks across southwest Michigan come together to join loved ones in celebration of Thanksgiving, we give a heartfelt thanks to Mr. Thomas Bubin and his comrades of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who defended liberty and freedom across the Atlantic,” said Upton. Mr. Bubin received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Luxembourg in December of 1944.
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August 7, 2007 - Upton Welcomes U.S. Energy Secretary Bodman to SW Michigan.
Bodman accepted Fred's invitation to visit southwest Michigan and see firsthand the region's leadership in developing new technologies to fulfill the nation's future energy needs. Fred and Secretary Bodman hosted a roundtable with nearly a dozen of the region's leading energy players ranging from academic research to nuclear power, toured Whirlpool research and development sites and visited the Cook nuclear plant.
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April 27, 2007 - Fred presents service medals to 23-year old Kalamazoo Iraq War veteran Eric Laninga. Prior to spending time in Iraq, U.S. Army Private First Class Laninga was stationed in Korea. Upton presented Laninga with the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal. Laninga had already received a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Iraq.
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Fred welcomes students from Kalamazoo Christian High School to the U.S. Capitol.
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Fred and Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-South Bend) testified this afternoon before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on their bipartisan legislation to streamline the process for the nation's vets to promptly receive disability benefits for injuries suffered in combat. Under the current system, when a veteran applies for benefits, he or she is required to prove that their disability is service connected and thus worthy of benefits, which currently takes an average of 177 days.
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Fred welcomes Victoria from Lawton and Adam from Hartford to Washington. The two students were visiting the Nation's Capital this week with the People-to-People program.
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Fred pays tribute to Doris Jackson for her outstanding leadership with Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services - Doris was in Washington to receive the Dorothy Richardson Neighborhood Leadership Award from Neighborworks America. Since 1991, the Dorothy Richardson Awards for Resident Leadership have celebrated the outstanding contributions of dedicated community leaders across the country.
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Fred joins John Lawson, President and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations, in presenting local radio personality Pat Moody with the prestigious David J. Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award. The Brugger Award honors an individual or group within public broadcasting who has shown exemplary leadership in mobilizing grassroots support for public television's legislative goals. Click here to read more about the award
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Fred and Amey pay their respects to President Gerald R. Ford following the state funeral service in the Rotunda of the U. S. Capitol.
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Fred presents the Bronze Star to Marcellus WWII veteran, Mr. David Thornton. Mr. Thornton served in the United States Army from February 10th, 1942 to December 7th, 1945 and saw combat action in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. In 1962, the United States Army awarded the Bronze Star to Mr. Thornton, but he never received his much deserved recognition.
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October 10, 2006 - Fred visits the folks at CrossFire Inc. in Kalamazoo, a local manufacturer of nitrogen tanks for paintball guns.
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October 9, 2006 - Fred presents awards recognizing individuals from throughout the state of
Michigan for their efforts in promoting the prevention of child abuse and
neglect. This year's Children's Trust Fund Annual Recognition Awards was
held at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo. Upton handed out 14 awards on
behalf of the Children's Trust Fund.
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October 2, 2006 - Fred visits with Stryker employees during a tour of the newest manufacturing facility on the Stryker campus in Kalamazoo.
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October 2, 2006 - Fred joins David Spooner, U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary, and Niall Condon, Pfizer Global Manufacturing Site Leader, to sign Pfizer's Foreign Trade Zone Designation Certificate. Upton had worked with Pfizer in urging the Department of Commerce to grant the foreign-trade zone status. By helping to keep and grow Pfizer's U.S.-based manufacturing, approval of FTZ status supports jobs both at the Kalamazoo-area facility and at the U.S. companies that supply Pfizer. It is Upton's understanding that Pfizer will now be able to trim costs and be more competitive by at least a million dollars per year at the Kalamazoo facility.
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September 5th 2006 Fred joins local officials in Kalamazoo for the official groundbreaking to expand I-94. In last year's highway bill, Fred was successful in helping deliver over $40 million to widen I-94 from 4 to 6 lanes between 12th Street and Sprinkle Road. In 1998, Fred helped secure nearly $4 million to assist MDOT in completing preliminary engineering of widening the I-94 corridor. Without that initial funding, the project would be decades away from completion.
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August 17th 2006
Fred joins William Schomisch, Kalamazoo's Director of Transportation, Mayor Hannah McKinney and other local officials to dedicate the city's new transportation facility. Over the last several years, Upton delivered several million dollars for the project that will transform public transportation in downtown Kalamazoo.
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August 2nd, 2006 - Fred visits with Steward Sandstrom, the new President and CEO of the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce.
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August 2nd, 2006 - Fred visits Eaton Corporation’s facility in Galesburg to discuss hybrid technologies. Eaton has been aggressive in pursuing technologies to improve fuel efficiency for medium and heavy duty trucks. Over the last two years, Fred has secured several million dollars for Eaton in the Defense spending bill to develop drivetrain systems that will improve the performance and safety of military vehicles deployed in rugged terrain such as the desert and mountains. Eaton’s revolutionary stability control technology will dramatically increase the safety and mobility of U.S. military tactical wheeled vehicles.
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July 24th, 2006 - Fred visits with the folks at Hammond Roto-Finish in Kalamazoo. Following a tour of the facility, Fred sat down with Hammond’s employees to address their questions and concerns. Hammond has been in business since 1881.
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July 14th, 2006 - Fred pumps the first gallon of E85 in the Kalamazoo region. Fred joined Todd Nelson, owner of Bob and Kays Shark Wash on Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo, to discuss the importance of ethanol to easing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil. Bob and Kays is now the first gas station in the region to offer E85 and the 13th overall station in Michigan.
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June 21 , 2006 - Fred welcomes Stephen Page, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force's 12th Flying Training Wing, to Washington. CMSGT Page is originally from Coloma, Michigan and currently stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Colonel Richard Clark, Commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing joins CMSGT Page and Fred. The 12th Flying Training Wing is the only unit in the Air Force conducting both pilot instructor training and combat systems officer training. (From l to r: CMSGT Page, Fred & Col. Clark.)
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June 15 , 2006 - President Bush signs Fred's Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act into law during this morning's signing ceremony at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. "Today's bill signing culminates a 2 ½ year journey to deliver something of real value to families across the nation," said Upton following the bill signing.
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June 14 , 2006 - Fred discusses current legislative and agricultural issues with a group of 4-H students visiting the Nation's Capital from southwest Michigan.
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May 31, 2006 - Fred reads to local children during Kalamazoo Public Library's "Party in the Park"
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May 29, 2006 - Fred joins WWII veteran Ed Annen, Sr., and Kalamazoo Kings GM Joe Rosenhagen to celebrate Memorial Day at the Kalamazoo Kings "Military Appreciation Day" game
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May 26, 2006 - Following a late night of votes, Upton met with constituents on Friday morning prior to the reported gun fire in the Rayburn House Office Building . An FBI tactical team conducted a sweep of every office in the Rayburn House Office Building . After nearly 5 hours, it was determined that there were no shots fired and construction in the garage level was believed to be the cause of the false alarm. Once the lockdown of the Rayburn Building was lifted, Upton headed back to Michigan for the Memorial Day District work period.
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May 08, 2006 - Fred visits with 4th graders at Paramount Charter Academy in Kalamazoo on Monday morning.
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May 4th, 2006 - Fred welcomes honors students from Watervliet Middle School to the U.S. Capitol. The students were in Washington this week for an in depth tour of the Nation's Capital.
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March 22, 2006 - Fred reads Leonardo the Terrible Monster to Mrs. Mayberry's first grade class at Mattawan Early Elementary School. Fred enjoyed spending the morning with Mrs. Mayberry and her students.
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March 21, 2006
Fred joins local officials in Kalamazoo to present over $860,000 to assist the region's homeless. Housing Resources, Inc. was awarded $309,260 and Kalamazoo County Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services was awarded $550,826 in Continuum of Care grants to provide services and support to Kalamazoo's homeless population. Pictured left to right are KCCMHSAS Director Jeff Patton, Housing Resources Inc. Executive Director Ellen Kissinger-Rothi, HUD Grand Rapids Field Office Director Louis Berra, KCCMHSAS' David Anderson, Fred and LISC Property Manager Chuck Vliek.
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March 21, 2006 - Fred visits with Mrs. Terpstra's 2nd grade class and Mr. White's Kindergarten class at Angling Road Elementary School in Portage. Fred read to the students in recognition of "March is Reading Month."
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March 13, 2006
Fred receives National Rural Education's Hero Award for his strong support of important educational programs like Head Start, Pell Grants, and the Carl D. Perkins loan and grant program for students. Berrien Intermediate School District Superintendent Jeff Siegel and Paul Bergan, Berrien ISD Career-Tech. Education Regional Director present Fred with the award. Van Buren ISD officials were also in Washington for the ceremony.
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March 6, 2006 - Fred visits with the entire fifth grade at Moorsbridge Elementary School in Portage. Fred personally visits at least one school a week to hear the concerns of students and administrators.
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March 6, 2006 - Fred reads Friend on Freedom River to Mrs. Baca's fifth grade class at Millwood Elementary School in Kalamazoo.
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February 28, 2006 - Fred welcomes Richland's Olin family to Washington. Michelle (in the blue)
is participating in the Congressional Youth Leadership Conference.
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February 17, 2006 - Fred and his golden retriever Juneau welcome students from Lakeshore Middle School to the Capitol Building.
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February 16th - Students from Upton Middle School visit the Nation's Capital.
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Fred joins folks at UPS in Oshtemo to deliver a check for $50,000 to fight world hunger that the UPS Foundation donated to Kalamazoo 's Foods Resource Bank. Fred joined UPS Division manager T.J. Smith, local drivers, Foods Resource Bank President & CEO Marv Baldwin and Executive Director Norm Braksick on Tuesday morning.
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Fred visits with the workers of Kalamazoo 's MRC industries on Tuesday morning.
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January 16, 2006 - Fred joins residents in Kalamazoo in paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Jan Burland, Director of Corporate Projects for Battle Creek Unlimited,
stops by the office to thank Fred for his strong support of the Air National
Guard in Battle Creek. Earlier this year Fred teamed with Representative
Joe Schwarz to save W.K. Kellogg Airport, Air National Guard Base in Battle
Creek from the 2005 BRAC.
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Fred and Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Joe Schwarz (R-MI) join students from Washington , DC 's Meridian Public Charter School in urging the U.S. Postal Service to waive its 10 year waiting period and honor Rosa Parks with a commemorative stamp.
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Fred meets with Devyn, a junior at Lake Michigan Catholic in Benton Harbor.
Devyn is visiting Washington this week for the National Young Leaders
Conference.
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Fred meets with Ashley from Gull Lake High School who is visiting the
Nation's Capital for the National Young Leaders Conference.
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Fred meets with Lawrence from Mendon High School, who is in Washington this
week for the National Young Leaders Conference.
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Fred welcomes his friend Judi Bailey, President of Western Michigan University, to his Washington office.
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Fred joins his friend Pastor Lewis Felton to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on our nation. Fred spoke to Pastor Felton's congregation during Sunday services at Kalamazoo Galilee Baptist Church.
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Fred views firsthand the ongoing relief effort at Fort Custer and visits with folks who were evacuated from the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.
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Fred visits with students and staff at the Van Buren ISD Development Center
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Fred joins Kalamazoo Mayor Robert Jones and friends at the Ecumenical Senior Center to celebrate Social Security's 70th birthday.
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Upton
Watches with Anticipation Today's 10:39am
Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery
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Upton
Meets with Members of the University
of Michigan's National Championship
Softball Team.
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Upton
teams with the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children &
Qwest Communications
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Fred
visits with Caralyn, a resident of Niles who is visiting
Washington with the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association
Student Group
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Fred welcomes students from Coloma High School to the Nation's Capitol.
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Fred
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Fred
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Local
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Pilgrimage
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Upton welcomes Richland students Erica Lancaster and Spencer Mack to Washington
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Upton joins his friends at WRKR - Mike, Steph and Scotty Bud of the Rocker Morning Show
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Upton Welcomes Local Educators to Washington
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Fred
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Medals
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