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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten announced that she will launch a new Congressional Dialogue series in 2026. The program will consist of a number of community conversations, each focused on a different issue relevant to West Michigan, including health care, housing, immigration, data centers and protecting our environment.
Join Rep. Scholten for the first installment of her Congressional Dialogue Series on January 27, 2026, at 6PM, which will address the skyrocketing cost of housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten released the following statement on this week’s procedural vote to determine whether the House will devote floor time to an impeachment vote on President Trump:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten released the following statement on the Trump Administration placing several Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers on administrative leave the day after they signed a letter criticizing the administration for its overhaul of the agency. The letter accuses President Trump of appointing unqualified leadership and undermining the agency’s work to respond quickly to disasters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced that $11,480,000 in federal funding for 15 projects in Western Michigan is included in the House FY26 appropriations bills.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03), alongside U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) and U.S.
After Republicans finally broke a historically long stalemate on the House Floor, they passed their Big Ugly Bill that will rip health care away from millions of Americans and raise costs on working families. On behalf of West Michiganders, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) voted no.
As the House considers the Senate-passed version of Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill, legislation that would rip healthcare away from millions of Americans and raise costs on consumers, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI03), founding member of the Lowering Costs Caucus, introduced an amendment that would block the bill from going into effect unless the Bureau of Labor Statistics proves that the bill will not increase prices on consumers. The Republican Rules Committee rejected this amendment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) joined a group of next-generation reformers in the House of Representatives to introduce the “End Corruption Now”legislative agenda. An effort to confront political corruption and clean up government that includes seven bills designed to put power back in the hands of the American people by preventing the President, Executive Branch officials, and Members of Congress from personally benefiting from their offices.


