Hillary Scholten

As the vice ranking member on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, I was fortunate enough in August to join a congressional delegation to Panama with the Coast Guard to learn more about the Coast Guard's key law…

I rise ahead of Veterans Day to honor the incredible life and sacrifice of an amazing veteran from west Michigan who gave his life in service to our Nation, Specialist Four Lloyd Slack. Earlier this year, I had the honor of hosting a…

I have been the first among Democrats many times to push back against unnecessary regulations.

There is nothing more frustrating to a west Michigan small business owner than regulations that do nothing and just stand in their way.

My district is home to a very large portion of the Grand River Watershed, the largest river in the State of Michigan.

I couldn't agree with you more.

It feels like a problem that we continue to throw more and more money at without really solving the problem.

Michigan has been leading the way for decades in identifying and remediating PFAS contamination sites throughout our State.

Keeping our water systems healthy and clean is a top priority for me.

Water is a way of life in west Michigan and not only for providing recreation.

I think the Department of Treasury is actually really working right now in its Office of Payment Integrity to improve that transparency in the public-facing websites.

The 1.2 trillion in aid that the SBA has distributed over the course of the pandemic was truly essential.

I think that there needs to be--you know, these are young, impressionable individuals that are learning who they are...

We are just so grateful for all that you have been doing to get money into the hands of communities that need it

This bill will provide much needed oversight to ensure that small businesses that make our main streets thriving centers of community cohesion have what they need to succeed and compete.

I am really excited to introduce this bill today.

Safety on our highways has long been a priority of mine.

These are the sorts of programs we should be spending our time working on and strengthening, not unserious messaging bills which will be dead on arrival in the Senate. We are just wasting time. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to defeat…

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle may not have something to say today, but I surely do. I rise today to express my profound disappointment in House Republicans' decision to prioritize their extremist agenda over passing a…

As a Michigander, I know how much my state's economy and our nation's economy depends on safe and sustainable Great Lakes.

Ensuring that we support rural small businesses is so critical to me.

It is exciting to play a role in crafting legislation as impactful as reauthorizing the FAA, especially as a freshman legislator. I came to Congress to deliver for the people of west Michigan, and this robust bipartisan bill will do just…

We have seen firsthand how lead and PFAS in our waterways and homes affects the health of our community.

This is not an isolated incident in Michigan's Third Congressional District: our state economy--and our nation's economy--relies on the Great Lakes and its watershed.

Despite being at the forefront of PFAS research and remediation efforts, there is much we do not understand.