Sam Graves: “I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms.…”

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.

I missed one Roll Call vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``YEA'' on Roll Call No. 400.

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

We are grateful to Congressman Nehls (R-TX), along with Chairmen Sam Graves (R-MO) and Garret Graves (R-LA), for their leadership on this issue.