Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (MI-03) released the following statement on the decision to postpone the town hall in Muskegon:
“Nothing matters more to me than the safety and well-being of the people I serve. After being made aware that my name was on a list connected to the recent tragic shooting in Minnesota, my office has made the difficult decision to postpone our planned town hall in Muskegon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) released the following statement on the decision to postpone the town hall in Muskegon:
“Nothing matters more to me than the safety and well-being of the people I serve. After being made aware that my name was on a list connected to the recent tragic shooting in Minnesota, my office has made the difficult decision to postpone our planned town hall in Muskegon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) and Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-08), bipartisan members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Kids on the Go Act that would make it safer and easier for children to walk and bike to school across the country.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (MI-03) applauded a federal court ruling that blocks the Department of Labor’s abrupt decision to pause operations at Job Corps centers nationwide. The ruling comes after Rep. Scholten and fellow Michigan lawmakers raised serious concerns about the lack of notice, planning, and support for the more than 25,000 students affected across the country, including over 700 in Michigan alone.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (MI-03), alongside U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), and Kristen McDonald-Rivet (MI-08), called on Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to immediately reverse the abrupt decision to pause operations at Job Corps centers in Michigan and nationwide.
"We are encouraged to see humanitarian aid entering Gaza again. It must be disbursed swiftly and safely to Palestinian civilians and not Hamas, which has been stealing aid since the start of the war. Since October 7, Israel has facilitated the entry of 1.78 million tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza. This includes almost 450,000 tons of aid that entered during the last ceasefire period.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a Rules Committee hearing that began at 1 a.m., U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) introduced several critical amendments, including to protect affordable health care for millions of Americans and funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI03), alongside Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D., Angie Craig, and Nick Begich, introduced the bipartisan No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act, which would no longer allow for-profit drug companies to receive special tax breaks for the advertising of their products.