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August 23, 2023

The Gary/Chicago International Airport has purchased a new, 3,000-gallon airport rescue and firefighting truck to add to its fleet of equipment that’s 20 years or older.

The new firetruck will be outfitted in the winter with two high-speed runway brooms used for snow removal. Those brooms cost $932,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, according to a news release from the airport.


August 23, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department under the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. 


August 14, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, released the following statement in response to the recent steel industry announcements.


August 1, 2023

Washington, DCLast month, Ranking Member Frank J. Mrvan participated in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee joint oversight hearing with the Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations and Technology Modernization on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting. 


July 26, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Community Project Funding requests for Indiana’s First Congressional District for Fiscal Year 2024.  


July 17, 2023

Northwest Indiana's representative in Congress is working to increase oversight of major acquisition programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to protect American taxpayers and ensure military veterans are receiving everything to which they're entitled.


July 17, 2023

An egret landed on the orange oil-containment booms that snake along the shore of the Lake George Canal. 

“That's an early sign that wildlife is starting to come back," Jason Zylka said, pointing to the elegant white bird. "If they are already using the area now, I can’t wait to see it in a couple of years."


July 17, 2023

Community Healthcare System and U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced funding for advanced imaging technology for life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital.


July 17, 2023

On Wednesday, July 5, employees and residents of the City of Hammond gathered for the long-awaited ribbon-cutting ceremony in celebration of the completion of the Little Calumet River trail bridge. The pedestrian bridge sits above the intersection of Calumet Avenue and River Drive and is projected to increase safety for both pedestrians and vehicles at the busy intersection off of I-94. 


July 17, 2023

Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, announced recently, along with Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, the introduction of the Acquisition Review Board Act.