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Garret Graves

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Garret Graves is a U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, serving since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Graves has focused on issues related to infrastructure, disaster recovery, and environmental policy. He has played a significant role in advocating for federal support for Louisiana's coastal restoration efforts and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the state's infrastructure resilience against natural disasters.

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Jul 9, 2019

You can't replicate this capacity elsewhere.

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Jul 9, 2019

I just don't think we have 3 years.

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Jul 9, 2019

What do you say to the folks in Louisiana? What do you say to them that we are draining water from all of these other States?

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Jul 9, 2019

I just want to ask you if you all could go back, work with your attorneys, figure out how to get to yes, not to no.

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Jun 20, 2019

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Jun 20, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 285, strike line 6 and all that follows through line 25. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

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Jun 18, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In division E, strike section 106. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 436, the gentleman from…

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Jun 18, 2019

The United States has the strongest aviation safety record in the world.

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Jun 18, 2019

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling today's hearing.

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Jun 18, 2019

If we don't work to understand these factors, we are not doing everything we can to keep the flying public safe.

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Jun 18, 2019

When accidents happen, we must ask hard questions and demand that aviation stakeholders do the same.

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Jun 18, 2019

The reason we have such a safe system is that past Congresses and administrations of both parties have pushed partisanship aside and worked together to improve the safety of our system.

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Jun 18, 2019

I am, once again, very, very sorry for your loss. Anything we do that loses sight that this is about people, it is about lives lost, it is about safety, is a distraction.

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Jun 18, 2019

We are all committed to ensuring that automated aircraft systems provide the safety benefits they are supposed to.

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Jun 12, 2019

I am sure you know, Congressman Rush has a bill on workforce diversity that we are fully supportive of.

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Jun 12, 2019

I think having some transparency around sort of where we are getting our candidates from.

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Jun 12, 2019

I think as we think about how we are going to literally transform our energy system, there is going to be so much opportunity for wealth creation, ensuring that communities of all varieties have an opportunity at wealth creation and not…

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Jun 12, 2019

There are challenges with achieving this energy future that many of us do envision, challenges associated with the regulatory structure.

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Jun 12, 2019

It is exciting to look back at the United States' record of being the Nation that has had the greatest reduction in emissions of any country in the world.

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Jun 12, 2019

Can you talk a little bit just about cost competitiveness and what that looks like in terms of taxpayer investment quickly, please?

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Jun 12, 2019

There are challenges with achieving this energy future that many of us do envision.

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Jun 12, 2019

The United States' record of being the Nation that has had the greatest reduction in emissions of any country in the world.

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Jun 12, 2019

The climate change and the temperature changes are very concerning.

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May 22, 2019

Net zero means everybody, though, is my point; is that we can't just come to the United States and stop all emissions.

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May 22, 2019

So the U.S. is taking these aggressive efforts to cut emissions while other countries are increasing emissions multiple times.

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