by jpitney | Mar 24, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Jonathan Mong at The Cornell Daily Sun: In an effort to bring civility and centrist-minded politics to America’s doorstep, former House representatives Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) visited campus on Tuesday for a lecture called...
by jpitney | Apr 19, 2022 | Polarization, Violence
Meet the Press, April 17, 2022: CHUCK TODD: You got death threats for voting for infrastructure spending. REP. FRED UPTON: I did. CHUCK TODD: You played these voicemails. We played these voicemails. REP. FRED UPTON: That’s why I’m here today. CHUCK TODD:...
by jpitney | Nov 11, 2021 | Civility, House of Representatives
Felicia Sonmez at The Washington Post: Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) has received multiple death threats in the days since he voted for President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal, with the overwhelming majority of the calls coming from outside the congressman’s...
