Sam Graves: “The most important thing this Committee can do is create an environment in which entrepreneurship is fostered, thereby…”

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

I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I appreciate your efforts.

We must maintain the user pays principle, and find some solutions for putting the Highway Trust Fund on a more sustainable fiscal path.