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U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for help in ending the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 lockout at the BP Whiting refinery.
An attempt by Northwest Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan to hold President Donald Trump to his "America First" principles was thwarted Wednesday by Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee.
The Highland Democrat proposed inserting language in a pending appropriations measure to direct the Republican president to use only U.S.-made steel in Trump's White House ballroom and any future construction at the Executive Mansion.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan offered an amendment to the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act that would have required all steel used in construction projects at the White House to be produced in the United States, regardless of whether that steel is procured through federal funds or private donations.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, pressed the U.S. secretary of energy this week on high utility costs and an order that NIPSCO keep coal-fired electric generation going past its retirement date at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield, which will cost an estimated $100 million and be borne by ratepayers.
Mrvan urged Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to reconsider the order during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing, urging him to consider the effect on ratepayers.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan discussed high utility costs with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing.
Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is calling on the top executive at BP to end the lockout at its Whiting Refinery, which has kept some 800 union workers from their jobs for more than two weeks.
In a letter to BP CEO Meg O'Neill, Mrvan said he's concerned that the lockout instigated by BP is endangering public health and safety in and around the refinery, the Region's economic stability, as well as the nation’s energy security.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, sent a joint letter with Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, to BP CEO Meg O’Neill, urging the company to end the lockout at the Whiting refinery.
The South Shore Line’s new branch to Dyer is now up and running.
“Mister engineer, flip the switch. Let’s head south!” said Governor Mike Braun, officially opening Monon Corridor service Tuesday.
The eight-mile branch includes three new stations, with plans for a fourth in Downtown Hammond. Former Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District President Mike Noland noted that the branch offers direct rush hour service to Chicago and off-peak shuttles to connect with the main line.
A tornado warning postponed Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting for the South Shore Line’s new Monon Corridor route, but it didn’t prevent it.
“This is the largest infrastructure investment since the Borman Expressway, and it was done in a collaborative effort,” said U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland.
“We’re standing at the Hammond Gateway Station, a true front door to our city,” Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said.
“Our downtown is on the rise, and this station will accelerate that growth even further,” he said.
The first passenger train on the new Monon Corridor pulled from the station on schedule Tuesday, undeterred by earlier storms that pushed back the start of opening-day ceremonies that concluded with a ribbon-cutting by Gov. Mike Braun.
A southbound train left the Hammond Gateway Station at 11:45 a.m., with public officials, railroad fans, long-time South Shore riders and the curious all aboard.