Sam Graves: “The COVID pandemic over the last year has had widespread and long-lasting effects, including a significant shutdown of…”

the actual increase of the formula distribution in IIJA was not even enough to fully cover the cost of inflation.

This bill is an important next step to help remove marine debris and protect our oceans without instituting any new burdensome requirements. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The…

May I ask for the time remaining on both sides again. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

We are here today to discuss the discretionary grant programs at the Department of Transportation and to hear firsthand from stakeholders about their experiences with the Department's grant processes.