Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – At the request of Congressman Pete Visclosky, a joint House of Representatives-Senate conference committee has included $1 million, in its conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Defense Appropriations bill, for anti-drug programs in Northwest Indiana schools. The House passed the conference report today.
Washington, D.C. – A proposed Indiana Army National Guard base at the Gary/Chicago Airport took a step forward Wednesday in a joint House of Representatives-Senate conference committee, as it added favorable language requested by Congressman Pete Visclosky.
Washington, D.C. – Spurred by criminal corporate misconduct, Congressman Pete Visclosky introduced legislation Wednesday designed to help prevent future corporate scandals, similar to the one at the Enron Corporation, from robbing working men and women of their retirement security. His bill, H.R.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation late Tuesday reported out $3 million in funding for the Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend Railroad, at the request of Congressman Pete Visclosky.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced the Hammond Housing Authority has received a $54,872 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds will pay a program coordinator for the city’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $275,000 grant for anti-drug efforts in Gary’s Horace Mann-Ambridge neighborhood.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky has received committee approval for provisions in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2002 that will authorize $239,446,000 in federal spending on five water projects in Northwest Indiana.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky’s office will host prospective applicants for the five U.S. military academies from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Friday, September 27, at Indiana University Northwest, located at 3400 Broadway in Gary. The session will be held in Conference Rooms A, B, and C of the campus library.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force and the Lake Ridge Volunteer Fire Department will receive Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for fire and rescue services.