Mrvan Statement in Opposition to the Full-Year Continuing Resolution 

On March 12, 2025, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released the following statement after voting in opposition to the full-year continuing resolution. The measure is currently pending consideration before the U.S. Senate.

Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a list of the potentially rescinded Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding requests.  

“I voted against the Fiscal Year 2025 full-year continuing resolution because it is a legislative tragedy for Northwest Indiana that will strip away specific funding for public safety and economic development.  

“By not including Community Project Funding requests, approved by this institution and the House Appropriations Committee just last year, Indiana’s First Congressional District loses $4 million in approved funds to support equipment and resources for law enforcement agencies and $7 million in approved economic development projects.  

“This legislation also reduces health benefits for veterans and puts at risk healthcare for seniors and children with complex medical conditions.  

“The House Majority has made Northwest Indiana less safe and jeopardizes our potential for economic growth and ability to create more work and wealth.  

“This legislation also fails to fund the Toxic Exposure Fund established in the Honoring Our PACT Act, which puts veterans’ healthcare and those veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits, Agent Orange, and radiation at risk.  

“It is shameful that we have misled our local law enforcement agencies, local units of government, and our veterans and seniors, and I urge my Senate colleagues to reject this harmful measure.”  

• $1,000,000 – Crown Point Police Department – funding will assist with the Radio Replacement Project to enhance operations and support swift, coordinated responses.
• $306,000 – Dyer Police Department – funding will assist with the Radio Communications Enhancement Project to promote reliable and consistent communications between officers without frequency interruptions.  
• $150,000 – East Chicago Police Department – funding will be utilized to equip patrol officers and detectives with body worn cameras to continue the effective operations of the department.
• $400,000 – Griffith Police Department – funding will assist with the Police Radio Upgrade Project to improve interoperability among officers as well as other first responders during emergencies.
• $488,000 – Hobart Police Department – funding will be utilized to equip patrol officers and detectives with body worn cameras.
• $400,000 – La Porte Police Department – funding will assist with the Equipment and Technology Upgrades Project to enhance officers’ abilities to protect and serve the public and improve efficiencies.
• $670,000 – Schererville Police Department – funding will assist with the Portable Radio Replacement Project to improve interoperability among officers as well as other first responders during emergencies.
• $398,000 – Valparaiso Police Department – funding will assist with the Portable Radio Upgrades Project to promote swift, coordinated responses.  
• $1,105,800 – Town of Cedar Lake – funding will be utilized to support the construction of a sanitary sewer interceptor to improve the health and safety of residents by increasing capacity for the efficient management of sanitary flow and improving water quality.  
• $850,000 – Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority – funding will be utilized to support the expansion and construction of a heavy cargo logistics apron for multiple users to enhance increased airport operations.  
• $850,000 – City of Gary – funding will assist Gary Redevelopment Commission with the demolition of the former Ivanhoe Elementary School.
• $250,000 – Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) – funding will assist with Phase I of the Multimodal Gary Metro Center Station on the South Shore Line to design a fully ADA accessible high-level platform.  
• $500,000 – City of Michigan City – funding will assist with the Westside Opportunity Hub Project to transform a blighted structure into a community resource hub.
• $2,500,000 – Calumet Region Environmental Infrastructure – funding provides for partnerships between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the communities in Lake and Porter Counties, to address critical water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater sewer infrastructure improvement.
• $1,184,000 – Purdue University Northwest – funding will be utilized to assist with the purchase of equipment for the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) and enhance their initiatives to support cutting-edge technologies for the domestic steel and manufacturing industries.