The Broken Promises of the Health Care Law
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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 (R-St. Joseph) yesterday praised provisions of H.R. 4348 – a short-term extension of federal surface transportation programs – that provide a path forward for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project as well as ensure future funding for vital harbor maintenance in southwest Michigan.
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.
… U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, who has worked for years to get adequate funding for the St. Joseph River harbor and other Great Lakes commercial harbors, welcomed passage of the legislation. “Ensuring our harbors remain open and ready for business is essential to job creation and growth here in Southwest Michigan,” Upton said.
The US House this week approved a short term highway funding bill that includes a provision which guarantees that all money in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund actually goes towards paying for things like harbor dredging. Congressman Fred Upton hailed the move on the House floor Thursday, saying that in places like Saint Joseph, Great [...]
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.
“Here is a company in Niles that is actually expanding their production, expanding the number of employees, making valves for safety for oil sand use on literally six different continents,” Upton said. “So these valves are used in the extraction of oil up in Alberta where the Keystone pipeline would ultimately connect.” [...]