Sam Graves actually said...

"exports represent life and death for my district's economy."

"This Subcommittee has a long, bipartisan history of taking a leading role in reforming federal real estate."

"We must support new technology that increases the safety and efficiency of these systems while meeting the transportation demands of Americans."

"Allocating exorbitant levels of funding on projects that fail to account for actual consumer demand and future costs will only create unnecessary new burdens."