Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced that Northwest Indiana will receive $24.275 million for flood control, infrastructure and environmental projects under the Energy and Water Appropriations Act that is set to pass both houses of Congress and signed into law by the President.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced that the Marquette Plan, his strategy to reinvest in Lake Michigan’s shoreline, will receive a $20 million federal funding authorization for projects that will stimulate economic activity and improve the quality of life for everyone in Northwest Indiana.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), making his case for the body to maintain its fair-trade policies on steel that is made at Mittal Steel’s Burns Harbor Plant. Visclosky said the decision put forth by the ITC could directly affect 600 workers at the plant.