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  • Upton Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs for the 113th Congress
    Nov 28, 2012 - After once again being selected by his colleagues to serve as Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced the committee leadership he intends to appoint for the 113th Congress and commented on key priorities for the future. Rep. Lee Terr... More
  • Upton Demands Accountability for Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
    Nov 14, 2012 - Click here to watch Fred's opening statement At this morning’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) expressed his outrage over the ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak and called for the full cooperation of all involved parties to ensure such... More
  • Upton, Committee Schedule Hearing on Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
    Nov 5, 2012 - Continuing his committee’s investigation of the deadly meningitis outbreak, U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R- St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today joined other committee leaders in announcing the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene a hearing ... More
  • TRI-CITY RECORD: Committee Report Details Work in 112th Congress
    Oct 18, 2012 - Last week, I proudly released a report highlighting the legislative work of the House Energy and Commerce Committee thus far in 2012. The report details a record of accomplishment on issues where our committee has been able to make strides toward the overall goal of creating a more efficient, limite... More
  • WESTERN HERALD: WMU School of Medicine announces preliminary accreditation status at Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony
    Oct 12, 2012 - By Ted Yoakum Staff Reporter Yet another milestone has been reached on the way to the opening of Western Michigan University’s School of Medicine, as the school announced this morning that it had reached preliminary accreditation status. The announcement was made during the groundbreaking ceremony f... More
  • Don’t Forget: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    Oct 11, 2012 - By Rep. Fred Upton - We come together this October as a nation of loved ones, patients, and survivors in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For more than 25 years, this month has served as an annual call for all Americans to take action in the fight against this life-threatening ... More
  • Upton Coordinates Bipartisan Effort, Seeks Briefings on Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
    Oct 11, 2012 - U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has requested bipartisan briefings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak linked to contaminat... More
  • Upton Recognized for Supporting Small Business
    Oct 9, 2012 - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has honored Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) with its prestigious “Guardian of Small Business Award” for his legislative work on behalf of small business owners in the 112th Congress. Among other issues, Upton was recognized for his lead... More
  • TRI-CITY RECORD: House Bills Advance Critical Medical Research
    Sep 27, 2012 - By Rep. Fred Upton - It has been more than four dec-ades since President Richard Nixon declared the “war on cancer” by signing into law the first of many major anti-cancer initiatives. While significant progress has been made in those forty years to reduce the mortality rate for many forms of cancer... More
  • Upton, House Advance Critical Health Research Bills
    Sep 20, 2012 - Click here to watch Upton's floor statements Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last night in strong support of legislation to advance vital health research. The two bipartisan bills – the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 (H.R. 733) ... More