FDA Reforms Benefit Michigan Patients, Jobs
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Fred Discusses Rising Gas Prices with Local Business Leaders
Fred meets with Michigan small business owners to discuss the impact of fuel prices on them and the local economy.
Congressman Fred Upton wil be getting a first-hand look next week at some of the damage done by the spring weather to fruit crops in Berrien County. County Commissioner and fruit farmer Jon Hinkleman says Michigan Farm Bureau is bringing in Upton to look at his farm and another in Watervliet.
This week, I began negotiations with House and Senate colleagues on a transportation package to support jobs and infrastructure, and the good news is, there’s an infrastructure project with shovel-ready jobs that we can include in this legislation, and it won’t cost taxpayers a dime: the Keystone XL pipeline, which will carry Canadian energy supplies [...]
A new endorsement for Congressman Fred Upton. This week, former State Senator Dale Shugars threw his support behind the Sixth District representative.
The government needs to reduce red tape and costly regulations, which are hindering domestic energy exploration and driving up gas prices, said Rep. Fred Upton, R – St. Joseph and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
[...] The medical device and drug industries employ thousands here in Michigan — jobs that are now being threatened by the lack of predictability in the FDA approval process. A slow and uncertain approval process is detrimental to American jobs and competitiveness, putting U.S. companies at a severe disadvantage with foreign competitors.
“Folks in Michigan deserve a national energy policy that helps create jobs and lower the price at the pump through projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline. Through a renewed commitment to North American energy production, we can take our economic recovery from the county road to the interstate,” said Upton.
Congressman Fred Upton will give the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday. Upton said he will talk about the next steps the house will take in an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy — which includes shipping oil from Canada via the Keystone XL pipeline.