Sam Graves: “Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for participating in today's hearing.”

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. ____________________

With your partnership, we can keep this momentum going, we can deliver good projects for more communities, and we can build and rebuild our transportation systems to meet the 21st, and even 22nd, century needs of Americans.

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.

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.