Sam Graves: “We must maintain the user pays principle, and find some solutions for putting the Highway Trust Fund on a more…”

I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

We are here today to discuss the discretionary grant programs at the Department of Transportation and to hear firsthand from stakeholders about their experiences with the Department's grant processes.

It is up to the Biden administration to bring the parties back to the table to avert this economic catastrophe in September.

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…