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It has become a State of the Union tradition.
Shortly after President Joe Biden delivers his annual address on the condition of the nation and his goals for the year ahead, the Democratic chief executive is greeted on his way out of the House chamber by the congressman representing Northwest Indiana.
Last week, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, once again engaged the president in an a brief one-on-one chat, just as Mrvan did with Biden following his 2023 and 2022 State of the Union speeches.
Congressman Frank J. Mrvan recently announced the inclusion of his Community Project Funding requests in the final version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations measure. The House approved the measure earlier this week, and it is expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President shortly in the coming days.
Northwest Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan announced the inclusion of his Community Project Funding requests in the final version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations measure. Congressman Mrvan stated, “Thank you to all of my colleagues and leaders on the House Appropriations Committee for including these worthwhile and beneficial projects that will improve the quality of life in Northwest Indiana.
Federal spending legislation signed into law Saturday by Democratic President Joe Biden includes nearly $16 million earmarked for Northwest Indiana projects at the request of U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland.
The two-term congressman said he's grateful to his colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee for including his Community Project Funding requests in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan included multiple funding requests for projects in Northwest Indiana in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations measure.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the measure. The Community Project Funding proposals are expected to be approved by the U.S. Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Environmental initiatives and law enforcement agencies may soon be getting some federal funding. U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan's office has shared his list of Community Project Funding requests in the final version of the 2024 appropriations measure.
From sewer and road investments to law enforcement equipment upgrades, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, announced Friday that the House of Representatives approved a bevy of local projects in the final version of its Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations measure.
The bill is expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden soon.
Northwest Indiana veterans are being connected with job opportunities, thanks to federal investment and support from elected officials. James Rodriguez is the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). He joined U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan in Lake County on Monday — including stops at American Job Center locations in Hammond and Gary, the Central Midwest Carpenters Union in Merrillville and Operation Charlie Bravo in Crown Point.
When LaRanza Carson first met Sherman Caldwell of Gary at the Gary Metro bus station, she learned he was homeless.
The former U.S. Marine was down on his luck and down on himself when the pair began a conversation on the bench where Caldwell was sleeping each night that ultimately put him on a new path.
“Mr. Sherman Caldwell was one of my first clients,” said Carson, who is program director of Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program & Supportive Services for Veteran Families for Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana.
During a visit to Purdue Northwest's CIVS lab, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan said research there is “an example for the world to see.”
Mrvan was joined Feb. 16 by representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, including Geri Richmond, DOE under secretary for science and innovation. The group visited PNW's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation to observe research into steel decarbonization initiatives funded through several multimillion-dollar research grants from the DOE’s office of renewable energy and efficiency.