Sam Graves: “our ports are extremely critical to the well-being of this Nation.”

In the FAA reauthorization of 2024, we did put in targeted reforms to strengthen the Aviation Workforce Development Grant.

I appreciate your efforts.

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 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.