2016: The Year in Review and A Look AheadUpton: ‘We were able to make enormous progress…but we still have much work to do’U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today released a new report titled “2016: The Year in Review and A Look Ahead” which outlines legislative and policy priorities his office tackled in 2016 and sets priorities for the new year ahead in 2017. “We had a busy 2016 focusing on common-sense, bipartisan solutions to problems facing families and businesses here in Southwest Michigan and across the country,” said Upton. “We were able to make enormous progress and I’m looking forward to the new year as we still have much work to do. In 2017, we plan on pursuing an ambitious agenda that will tackle issues of great importance. Working together, I’m excited and optimistic about the opportunities before us as we continue to get the job done for folks in Southwest Michigan.” The report breaks down 10 specific policy areas in which Congressman Upton has been a bipartisan community leader; 21st Century Cures, jobs and the economy, healthcare, national security and veterans, education, the Great Lakes and our environment, energy, the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic, infrastructure, and good government and oversight. Click HERE to read the report. Click HERE to read Upton’s top 16 success stories of 2016 Click HERE to see Upton’s photos of the year. Click HERE to read the six must-read op-ed’s from Upton this year. |