Congressman Fred Upton

Here are the latest political headlines from Southwest Michigan. — A bill sponsored by Congressman Fred Upton supporting user fees for drug and medical device manufacturers was approved by a voice vote in the House today. The bill would extend ...  

KALAMAZOO, MI — 6th District Congressional Candidate Jack Hoogendyk has resubmitted his campaign finance report after leaving an $8,000 expense for mailings off his first quarter filings. Congressman Fred Upton's campaign sent a letter on ...  

KALAMAZOO, MI — Americans for Limited Government sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee on Thursday regarding a recent tax-payer funded mailing sent out by Congressman Fred Upton highlighting his pro-Second Amendment voting record.  

KALAMAZOO, MI — Jack Hoogendyk is also calling on Congressman Fred Upton to return the taxpayer money spent on mailers that promotes his Second Amendment voting record. "Why would a candidate with over $2 million in his war chest, money given ...  

Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, to return tax-payer money used for mailings explaining his ... Each member of Congress has an annual budget to pay for staff salaries, as well as travel and mailings. Upton did not spend his entire $1.4 million budget ...  

WATERVLIET( WKZO) -- Congressman Fred Upton had a personal look Wednesday at some of the disastrous damage done to Southwest Michigan apples, grapes, cherries, apricots and other fruits. Farmers' crops are suffering on a large scale due to the ...  

Congressman Upton has sent out a mailing bragging about his A rating from the NRA. The mailing was paid for by the taxpayers.Congressman Fred Upton's taxpayer-funded mailer highlighting NRA voting record draws criticism as wasteThe practice of using taxpayer dollars to send out mail to a congressman's constituents is called franking. Some franking is genuine information, but a lot of it is campaign literature in disguise. They can't say...  

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kate Upton is one of the hottest women in the world, according to men's magazine Maxim. Upton, a native of St. Joseph and niece of Congressman Fred Upton, is ranked No. 39 on the magazine's annual Hot 100 list. Israeli model Bar ...  

to mark the start of the Senior PGA Championship Tournament Tuesday. Amid final preparations and fans strolling through the course, leaders like Congressman Fred Upton and Benton Harbor mayor James Hightower turned out to check out the action. Upton said ...  

First, the lower chamber will consider House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton's (R-Mich.) FDA bill that Upton's panel passed earlier this month. Shortly after, House Republicans will continue to chip away at the Affordable Care ...  

Congressman Fred Upton just voted to extend subsidized Stafford student loans for another year, costing taxpayers $6 billion. Before 2007, the interest rate for these loans was 6.8 percent, but House Democrats voted that year to artificially ...  

May 24, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee today questioning Michigan Representative Fred Upton's use of taxpayer paid franked mail to tout his political rating by a national association to his constituents. Wilson's letter to House Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Jo Bonner stated, "I am confident that between the political campaign war chest that a...  

Congressman Fred Upton will appear on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” tomorrow at 7:10 a.m. talking about the Keystone XL pipeline. — Jack Hoogendyk went to Indiana to campaign for Richard Mourdock, a Tea Party backed candidate running against 35 ...  

Upton, who is the niece of Congressman Fred Upton, agreed to do the video while on location during a photo shoot for Harpers Bazaar. Watch the video above, but beware it is for mature audiences only. UPDATE: After removing the video Tuesday ...  

U.S. representatives Fred Upton, R-Mich., Joe Barton, R-Texas, John Shimkus, R-Ill., and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., signed the five-page letter. Upton is chairman of the committee. Pilgrim's owner, Entergy Nuclear, first applied for a new license in 2006.