Sam Graves: “Thank you, Chair Napolitano and Ranking Member Rouzer, for holding this important hearing.”

This represents 30 percent of the total funding provided by the IIJA.

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 helped create two programs, Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhood Access and Equity, to begin redressing some of these harms.

Last month, the House approved the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 by a very strong, bipartisan vote of 387 to 26.