Sam Graves: “Thank you, Chair Titus, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.”

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

I am very proud to sponsor H.R. 1752, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, or the E-BRIDGE Act. Unfortunately, too many of our communities, particularly in rural Missouri, still lack broadband…

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

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.