Boost for St. Joseph Harbor dredging April 27, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Michigan Congressman Fred Upton yesterday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide an emergency $500,000 to dredge the St. Joseph Harbor.
The harbor, which is essential to jobs and economic activity in Southwest Michigan and across the state, needed the emergency funding to deepen the channel into the St. Joseph river.
Upton has been in close contact with local business leaders and Berrien County officials concerning the issue, and originally USACE had not planned any dredging this summer.
“This is welcome news for jobs, economic growth, and everyone who calls southwest Michigan home,”
Stateside s conversation with Congressman Fred Upton
Though former president Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial has ended, difficult conversations and divided politics have not, particularly among conservative leaders. The Cass County Republican Party has again censured Michigan Congressman
Fred Upton (R-06), this time for his vote to remove conspiracy theorist and Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments.
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Cass County GOP leaders along with those in Allegan and Berrien counties previously censured Upton in response to the congressman’s vote to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
What the 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Donald Trump Have Said About Their Decision
On 1/14/21 at 10:51 AM EST
Just 10 Republican members of the House broke with their party on Wednesday and voted to impeach President Donald Trump following the riots at the Capitol on January 6.
The most senior was Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who serves as House Republican Conference Chair and had previously urged her caucus not to vote to reject the Electoral College results.
She was joined by nine of her colleagues, including some unexpected names, who explained their decision either before the vote was taken or after the president had been formally impeached for the second time.