Sam Graves: “As you know, the bill has begun to boost the national economy through significant investment in the transportation…”

I appreciate your efforts.

I missed two Roll Call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 336 and YEA on Roll Call No. 337. ____________________

I missed one Roll Call vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``YEA'' on Roll Call No. 400.

I urge the Committee to take long overdue action on rail safety so that passengers and communities with rail in their backyards have a level of safety oversight and protection afforded to other modes of transportation.