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Mayor Eddie Melton issued a strong endorsement of U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan’s legislative efforts on Tuesday, January 27, crediting the congressman with securing nearly $2 million in critical federal investments for the City of Gary in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement with BP and the Atlantic Richfield Company to clean up two sections of the heavily contaminated Grand Calumet River in East Chicago.
The EPA, BP, Atlantic Richfield and the East Chicago Waterway Management District will work on a $200 million project to remove more than 24,000 cubic yards of sediment from the bottom of the river, which runs through the heavy industry in East Chicago's Indiana Harbor neighborhood.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released his statement recognizing Black History Month.
A video of his remarks on the House floor is available here, and the text of the full statement is below.
Abandoned school buildings have been among the biggest thorns in Gary’s side, standing as hulking reminders of decline.
While some buildings have been torn down, the scale of the problem has continued to grow faster than funding to address it.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-1st, has announced the inclusion of his Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Community Project Funding requests for Indiana’s First Congressional District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 in the final House-approved appropriations measure.
The measure is now expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President in the coming days.
Mrvan stated that he believes the federal government has a responsibility to stand with all communities across Northwest Indiana.
Congressman Mrvan speaks to members of the Agriculture Advisory Council.
Crown Point, IN – Yesterday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan convened the first meeting of his Agriculture Advisory Council for Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Two Gary projects, including the demolition of an elementary school that’s been closed for 17 years, were included in U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan’s Transportation and Housing Community Project Funding requests approved Thursday by the U.S. House.
The measure moves next to the U.S. Senate for consideration and then to President Trump’s desk, if it’s passed.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday, announced that it has agreed to commit more than $200 million to clean up two sites in the Grand Calumet River area of concern.
The EPA will be joined by Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Products North America and the East Chicago Waterway Management District, according to a news release. The organizations will clean up contaminated sediments at Lake George Canal and Junction Reaches project areas in Northwest Indiana.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the inclusion of his Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Community Project Funding requests for Indiana’s First Congressional District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 in the final House-approved appropriations measure. The measure is now expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President in the coming days.
Congressmen, steel company CEOs, union leaders and others in the steel industry outlined threats they believe the steel industry continues to face at the Congressional Steel Caucus's State of the Steel Industry hearing in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Industry leaders and politicians from both parties discussed the importance of maintaining tariffs and other trade protections amid a global glut of steelmaking overcapacity.