Sam Graves: “access to credit and capital is critical to small businesses and to our American economy.”

May I inquire as to the time remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Tennessee has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I urge my colleagues to support WRDA 2024 and its objectives of improving America's infrastructure, reforming project processes, and ensuring that we are better stewards of the taxpayers' money. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my…

I don't have any further speakers, so I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I remain concerned about the slow pace at which the Department is distributing IIJA funds.