Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After months of relentless advocacy, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten announced that dredging will move forward in the Grand Haven Harbor imminently. As of August 22, 2025, a U.S. Army Corps contract has been awarded, and dredging is set to begin this fall.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten announced that $600,000 in held-up federal funds for the Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore is being released, following her direct advocacy to the Secretary of Education. A day before the Club was set to receive the funding, the U.S.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten held a press conference celebrating $2.1 million in federal funding for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) to safeguard the Great Lakes from the destructive sea lamprey while enabling the restoration of the rapids to the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), members of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, introduced the Public Utility Remediation and Enhancement for Water Act (the PURE Water Act).
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, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI03) released the following statement on the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S.