CR STRIPS AWAY PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

On 2025-03-11, Representative Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1) delivered a floor speech titled "CR STRIPS AWAY PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered the economy, taxes.

CR STRIPS AWAY PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)] [House] [Page H1130] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CR STRIPS AWAY PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to state that should now the House-approved full-year continuing resolution become law, it will be a legislative tragedy for northwest Indiana that will strip away specific funding for public safety and economic development. By not including community project funding requests approved by this institution in the House Appropriations Committee just last year, Indiana's First Congressional District loses $4 million in approved funds to support equipment and resources for law enforcement agencies and $7 million in approved economic development projects. It reduces health benefits for veterans and puts at risk healthcare for seniors and children with complex medical conditions. The House majority has made northwest Indiana less safe, jeopardized our potential for economic growth and the ability to create more work and wealth, and put veteran healthcare and those veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits, Agent Orange, and radiation at risk. It is shameful that we have misled our local law enforcement agencies, local units of government, veterans, and seniors. I encourage my Senate colleagues to reject this harmful measure. ____________________