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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.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the details of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for high school students from Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Washington, DC – Earlier this month, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan spoke on the House floor to celebrate Women’s History Month and recognize Dr. Vanessa Allen-McCloud, President and CEO of the Urban League of Northwest Indiana.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan introduced the Stop Mexico’s Steel Surge Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington, DC – Today, 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. 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.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the following statement in advance of the State of the Union Address.
“Since 1790, the State of the Union has been a time-honored tradition for the executive branch to enter the well of Congress and annually update the separate and coequal legislative branch of government.
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.