Sam Graves actually said...

"Another market-based policy is funding roads through a tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), as has been supported by Chairman DeFazio and ranking member Graves."

"That heavy-handed approach, envisioned by the Green New Deal, doesn't work. It just drives entire industries and communities right into the very earth we're all trying to protect."

"We don't live in a fairy tale. That's where ideas like the Green New Deal come from."

"Instead of taking the Government-knows-all or one-size-fits-all approach, these laws provide the State, local, and private-sector partners with the tools and flexibility to address their needs and to ..."