Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today asked a Congressional subcommittee for funding for 37 Northwest Indiana transportation projects that will improve infrastructure and transportation and create jobs locally. Visclosky, in testimony before the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, a subcommittee of the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky on Wednesday requested $5,807,000 for three Northwest Indiana transportation projects and $3.25 million for the Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. He made these requests, for a total of $9,057,000, in testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Related Agencies
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today called upon a Congressional subcommittee to preserve job-saving tariffs against illegally traded foreign steel. Visclosky made his case for continuation of the tariffs in testimony before the Trade Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means.
Washington, D.C. – Two northwest Indiana lawmakers are waging an effort to safeguard national security and protect Hoosier jobs. U.S. Senator Evan Bayh and Representative Peter Visclosky have called on President Bush to investigate the reported relocation of Magnequench, Inc.'s Valparaiso-based facility, to China.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky has secured $2,639,000 for demolition of unsafe structures and land acquisition at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The funding was included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
Washington, D.C. – As part of his continuing commitment to funding education in Northwest Indiana, Congressman Pete Visclosky has secured $550,000 for state-of-the-art computer equipment at Valparaiso University. The funding, included as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, was signed into law by President George W. Bush on February 20, 2003.
Washington, D.C. – Northwest Indiana has received $6.06 million in funding for four vital transportation projects in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Omnibus Appropriations bill. Included in the package is $1.1 million for runway improvements at the Gary/Chicago Airport; $2.5 million for the South Shore railroad; $2.435 million for the improvement of a dangerous intersection in East
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that he has successfully included $4.7 million in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill for several important crimefighting initiatives in Northwest Indiana.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that he has successfully included $8.5 million in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill for two important job-creating projects in Northwest Indiana.