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Tonight, joined by my Michigan colleagues, I led the House in a moment of silence for Kalamazoo. This tragedy will not define us, it will not divide us, and it will not defeat us. #WeAreKalamazoo
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Last week, I was in Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park for the annual Gryphon Place Suicide Prevention Walk. A beautiful young woman named Kait stood before the crowd of more than 100 and delivered a stirring poem she had written about being bullied and, as a result, how she harbored thoughts of suicide. Hearing her deeply personal story broke everyone’s hearts. And as a father of two young adults, my thoughts quickly turned to them. When she finished, I followed up and told her she’s not alone. Anyone considering suicide or having suicidal thoughts should know the same: You are not alone and there is always help and options available. Hearing her story also spurred me to take action. On Thursday, I took to the House Floor to deliver a statement about bullying, mental health, and how we must confront suicide and the underlying issues behind it – together. I hope you have a chance to watch the video of my speech which you can find below:
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It’s time to make Washington more accountable to the American people. With this new bipartisan package in place, we can finally do what we’ve been sent to Washington to do: Fix problems. Whether it’s reforming our broken immigration system, finding common-ground on gun and school safety laws, fixing the health care mess, and more. As chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I changed the rules to encourage more bipartisanship. It worked. We passed 354 measures through the House and saw 202 signed into law. Almost all were bipartisan. It’s time for the People’s House to implement some of these same changes so we can break the gridlock and deliver real results for folks at home. We welcome all who want to join us in that effort. Learn more: https://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399080
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Two years ago today, President Obama signed into law the groundbreaking, bipartisan bill Congresswoman Diana DeGette and I had worked on for years - the 21st Century Cures Act.

21st Century Cures began with the spark of hope and continues today – pushing medical research in new and innovative ways.

We’re already seeing the results in action: The Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot is working to accelerate progress in cancer prevention and screening, the All of Us Research Program h...as more than 100,000 people signed up to help advance precision medicine and develop more effective ways to treat disease, the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is revolutionizing how we understand the human brain, and the Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project is supporting clinical research on adult stem cells.

21st Century Cures is also making needed reforms to our mental health system and at the Food and Drug Administration. We’re now able to get drugs and devices to the market more efficiently – helping to address drug prices. Finally, 21st Century Cures has played a pivotal role in addressing the opioid epidemic by funding the fight at the state level – with more than $1 billion in grants to states in need.

21st Century Cures was truly a bipartisan effort from start to finish. Today we can reflect on how far we have come, but it is also a reminder of all the work that remains. Patients and families are counting on us.

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We’re so excited to announce this project will be completed – finally.

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$20M federal grant funds completion of U.S. 31 link to I-94
Traffic flow from a U.S. 31 freeway to I-94 in Berrien County.
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