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  • Upton to Seek Energy and Commerce Chairmanship
    Nov 16, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is contacting members of the Republican Conference to outline his vision as Committee Chairman.  Serving the last twelve years as a chairman and ranking member on the Oversight, Communications and Energy subco... More
  • POLITICO: Reduce out-of-control spending now
    Nov 15, 2010  - By Grover Norquist and Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) The federal budget deficits reported in 2009 and 2010 were the highest on record since 1945, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, approximately $1.4 trillion and $1.3 trillion, respectively. (That’s trillion with a capital T.) U... More
  • Upton: 9.6% Unemployment Underscores Need to Permanently Halt All Looming Tax Hikes Now
    Nov 5, 2010  - WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today echoed calls for Speaker Pelosi to schedule a vote to permanently halt the record $3.8 trillion in tax hikes scheduled to kick in on January 1st.  Congress is set to reconvene the week of ... More
  • THE DAILY CALLER: Republicans Plan January Takedowns of Obama’s ‘Czars’
    Oct 14, 2010  - By John Rossomando Republicans will have President Barack Obama’s czars and his use of regulatory powers to circumvent congressional inaction on issues such as cap and trade in GOP crosshairs if the party takes control in January. Since taking office, Obama has named more than 30 czars (though t... More
  • Upton Honored as Champion of Small Business
    Oct 5, 2010  - The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, has named Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) a “Guardian of Small Business” for his strong record in the 111th Congress on behalf of America’s small business owners.  Upton has been an outspoken advo... More
  • NILES DAILY STAR: Worry that New Accounting Burden Could Cost Jobs
    Sep 28, 2010  - By Aaron Mueller - U.S. Rep. Fred Upton will continue to be a busy man if elected to a 13th term serving the 6th congressional district. One of his biggest concerns is the 2,700-page health care bill that passed at the end of 2009. One of the provisions of the package that Upton is specifically... More
  • WNDU 16: Congressman Upton Speaks about "Pledge to America"
    Sep 27, 2010  - By Stephanie Stang - Republicans are hoping to win back the majority in the House this election. Monday morning Congressman Fred Upton spoke about an aggressive plan the party put together last week. He spoke at the rotary club at The Elks Lodge in Niles. Upton touched on the recent House Republic... More
  • WSJM AM 1400: Upton Praises New Republican Pledge to America
    Sep 24, 2010  - By Andrew Green - Congressman Fred Upton is pleased with the new Republican Pledge to America, which was released on Thursday. It's a document in which House Republicans outline their goals for the nation, should they take control in November. Upton says that the comprehensive plan was drafted with... 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 Looks For Democrats To Help Block White House Move
    Sep 9, 2010  - NewsRadio WOOD 1300 - By Rod Kackley - Southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton believes he and the other Republicans in the U.S. House can beat President Obama on the Bush-administration tax cuts issue. Obama, in Cleveland this week, said he wants to continue tax cuts for the middle class, b... More