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Northwest, IN - Washington, DC
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  1. Click below for details about my 2018 Military Academy Night. I encourage all students interested in military service or attending a U.S. military academy to stop by this event that will take place next Monday, May 14, at 6:00 p.m. at IU Northwest.

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  2. It was great to tour the SAIC office at the Purdue Technology Center in Crown Point this week. I enjoyed hearing about your exciting work with microelectronics and thank you for developing and growing this new technology in Northwest Indiana.

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  3. I was pleased to attend the ceremony for the new inductees of the Times Business and Industry Hall of Fame. Your exemplary initiatives provide untold benefits to our workers and the strength of the Northwest Indiana economy.

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  4. Appreciate the recent discussion and thoughtful questions from students at the Northwest Adventist Christian School in Crown Point. I thank you for the invitation and wish you the best in your continued studies.

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  5. Honored to be able to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Couple and Family Therapy Center . I congratulate Director Seda Gulvas on this new initiative and look forward to your and the university’s continued good work.

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  6. Apr 20

    Thanks to GSD Dan Vicari, GCC laying foundation for a new & improves Lake Street

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  7. I greatly enjoyed the recent invitation to read to students in Gary.

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  8. Pleased to testify this morn before the THUD Appropriations Subcommittee and say the investment to improve and expand the South Shore Rail Line in NWI is but one example of the vast benefits that the Capital Investment Grant program provides to communities throughout our nation.

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  9. It was great to join Portage Cub Scout Pack 487 at their pancake breakfast at First United Methodist Church last weekend.

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  10. This marks how long it would take for women to catch up to the wages of men. I am proud to cosponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act and we must all continue to do all we can to eliminate the gender pay gap.

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  11. I thank the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and the Gary Common Council, and Mayor Christopher Anderson and the Lake Station City Council, for their tireless efforts to invest in infrastructure and protect our environment.

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  12. Great news for the City of Gary! I congratulate Mayor Freeman-Wilson as well as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for working together and identifying the federal resources to address this need and improve the quality of place in Gary.

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  13. As we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. today, 50 years after his untimely passing, let us renew again his commitment to equality and to realizing all that remains to recognize the dignity of every individual.

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  14. Mar 29

    Pleased to speak on the House floor last week in support of the Community Civility Counts Initiative and the celebration of their 3rd annual World Civility Day that will be held on April 12.

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  15. Greatly enjoyed meeting with students from as they visited our nation’s capital this past month. I appreciated your thoughtful questions and wish you all the best in your continued studies and endeavors.

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  16. I congratulate the Hanover and the Tri-Creek School Corporations for successfully seeking out this federal grant program and making investments in your transportation systems.

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  17. Reminder that submissions for the 2018 Congressional Art Competition are due in the Merrillville office this Friday. Click below for the full details.

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  18. I was honored to participate in Tribe TV and discuss the significant issues involved in our nation’s gun safety debate. I commend the initiative of students throughout NWI and our country to build momentum for common sense gun reform legislation.

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  19. Had a great discussion this morning with representatives from the United Steelworkers and steel companies during a Congressional Steel Caucus hearing on the state of the steel industry.

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  20. Attention employers and job seekers - save the date of March 22, 10:00 a.m., at Southlake Mall for information on grant and training opportunities through the NextLevel Jobs program.

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