Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced the City of Grand Rapids will receive $1,092,000 in federal support through the Community Project Funding (CPF) process. The funding will be used to upgrade the ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system at the city’s water resource recovery facility.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced Grand Valley State University (GVSU) will receive $1,031,000 in federal support through the Community Project Funding (CPF) process. The funding will be used to establish the West Michigan Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Consortium.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s military strikes in Iran.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) introduced the Friends in the Field Act. This legislation would strengthen biological pest control practices on farms in West Michigan and across the country by encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to engage in further research and development around its best uses.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced Megan Erskine as her guest for the State of the Union (SOTU). Ms. Erskine is the CEO and President of Catherine’s Health Center, which provides access to high quality, affordable, and compassionate health care to families in West Michigan.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following their recent visit to the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan, U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) issued additional demands for accountability to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons based on what they saw and heard during their visit.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), introduced the Local Infrastructure Tax Cuts Act to deliver targeted tax relief to Michiganders and strengthen the ability of communities to invest in critical local infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA-49), introduced the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act to protect waterways in Michigan and across the country from harmful plastic pollution.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), introduced a bill to prohibit the Trump Administration from interfering in the opening and operation of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL-21), introduced the Local Water Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program that provides funds for states to develop and implement programs that manage nonpoint source water pollution, or pollution from diffuse sources including runoff from farms, managed forests and urban areas.