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  • Upton Calls on Sec. Clinton to Lift Roadblocks for U.S.-Canadian Pipeline
    Nov 10, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today called on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to remove the bureaucratic roadblocks that have delayed the administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline application.  The proposed cross-bord... More
  • Upton & Whitfield Demand Answers on NRC Playing Politics with Yucca Mountain
    Oct 20, 2010  - U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (MI-06) and Ed Whitfield (KY-01), senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today called on the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to formally investigate the NRC Chairman’s decision to delay a vote on the Department of Energy’s le... More
  • Upton Applauds A Pledge to America
    Sep 23, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released the following statement after House Republicans presented A Pledge to America—a new governing agenda focused on addressing the American people’s top priorities.  The Pledge is the cul... More
  • Upton: CD, DVD Drive a Chance to Give Back to Our Troops
    Sep 23, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) is urging folks in southwest Michigan to keep our courageous servicemen and women in mind this Friday, September 24th, as the National Guard in Kalamazoo kicks off a new and used CD and DVD collection drive for local troops serving overseas.  Additionally, five ... More
  • We Will Never Forget - Upton Commemorates 9th Anniversary of September 11th
    Sep 11, 2010  - It is hard to believe that it has been nine years since the horrific attacks against our nation on the morning of September 11th, 2001.  I remember that crisp, clear blue sky morning like it was yesterday.  Within minutes of the World Trade Center towers being struck, the nation’s capital came under... More
  • Upton Bill to Take Politics Out of Spent Nuclear Fuel Management
    Jul 29, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), top Republican on the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, today introduced legislation to create a new framework for spent nuclear fuel management that is capable of withstanding national political changes over the long life of the program.  As the Un... More
  • Michigan Members Question Napolitano on Handling of Abdulmutallab Trial
    Jul 29, 2010  - Members of the Michigan Congressional delegation want answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the upcoming trial of terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.  He is the Nigerian man accused of trying to ignite a bomb onboard a flight bound for Detroit last Christmas.  Con... More
  • House Approves Upton Effort to Fortify Nation’s Electric Grid from Attack
    Jun 9, 2010  - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Rep. Fred Upton’s (R-St. Joseph) bipartisan measure to fortify the security of the nation’s electric grid.  Upton, top Republican on the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee, teamed with Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Edward J. Markey (D–MA) in authori... More
  • Upton Comments on Grid Security & Home Star Bills
    Mar 24, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), ranking Republican of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, submitted the following statement at this morning’s subcommittee markup on the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act,... More
  • Upton Fights for SW Michigan’s Economy – Helps Boost Eaton Project with Significant Job Growth Potential
    Feb 1, 2010  - During a visit to the Galesburg campus of Eaton Vehicle Group this morning, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) announced that he was successful in delivering $2 million for Eaton’s ongoing project to build safer, more efficient military vehicles. The funding will assist Eaton’s development of adv... More