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The congressman representing Northwest Indiana was front-and-center Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast in the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, had the honor of introducing President Joe Biden at the annual bipartisan breaking of bread and saying of prayer for the United States, the American people and their leaders.

Mrvan began his prelude to the address by the Democratic president by favorably comparing Northwest Indiana with Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan recently announced that Purdue University Northwest received a federal grant to support clean energy research.

PNW will receive $7,158,034 from the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The grant backs applied research and development and projects that aim to reduce energy usage and industrial greenhouse gas emissions.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-1st, has announced a federal grant award for Purdue University Northwest from the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

According to the Department of Energy, the funding supports high-impact, applied research, development, and pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration projects that aim to reduce energy usage and industrial greenhouse gas emissions.

Purdue University Northwest has received a  $7,158,034 from the U.S. Department of Energy. 

According to a news release from U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan's office, the funding was awarded through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The money will support research projects that aim to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions. 

U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan (D-Highland) is concerned that Congress's failure to agree on a long-term spending plan and the potential sale of U.S. Steel could have national security implications.

International conflicts, environmental concerns, and issues affecting veterans and active duty military personnel were discussed when U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan held his first of several town halls on Friday in Michigan City.

At City Hall on Jan. 26, the First District Democratic Congressman and his staff spoke to constituents about what’s going on in the House, and listened to concerns about Michigan City. The talk was first in a series planned across the district.

Some well-informed constituents interacted with U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, at his annual Town Hall Meeting in the Valparaiso City Council Chamber Friday afternoon.

They asked him to weigh in on everything from the pending Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel to his willingness to support limitations to Title IX regarding transgender girls in high school sports, while one woman challenged him to be more aggressive in advocating for veterans.

Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced a $127 million grant award received by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) through the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) program. The funding will support the I-80/I-94 FlexRoad project in northwest Indiana.