Sam Graves

I am eagerly awaiting the results of the study.

Having an archaic rate challenge process that primarily benefits the railroads does not sound right to me.

The Biden administration is currently negotiating with the murderous Maduro regime to lift oil sanctions on Venezuela.

I am very disappointed FCC is not here today.

This is a bipartisan issue; we should be working together on it.

It shouldn't have taken this long. That the White House didn't step in well before we reached this level of chaos is inexcusable.

It is inexcusable to disrupt air operations, and I think it is inexcusable to delay or prevent the deployment of technology.

Questions from Hon. Sam Graves of Missouri to Hon. Stephen M. Dickson, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration.

The United States has the safest aviation industry in the world. It is the safest way to travel.

Under the current 5G rollout plan, telecom providers are going to be, I guess, using the space in the vicinity of airports in a 3.7 to 3.8 band.

Do the telecoms have any type of shield from liability? Are you held harmless if there is an interference issue that leads to an accident?

Thank you, Chair Larsen and Ranking Member Graves, and thank you to our witnesses on both panels for being here today.

It goes without saying that alarmist headlines, especially those about complex avionics and spectrum issues, lead to unhelpful finger pointing and distract from serious and technical efforts that produce lasting solutions.

I want to commend the aviation and telecom industries for their collaborative efforts to ensure that aviation safety and 5G deployment can safely coexist.

Keeping the Water Resources Development Act on a two-year cycle is critical to address and advance our Nation's water resources infrastructure needs.

I have long been concerned that current river management practices prioritize fish and wildlife over the protection of people and property.

Thank you, Chair Napolitano, and thank you to our witnesses, Assistant Secretary Connor and Lieutenant General Spellmon, for being here today.

Ensuring effective and reliable water infrastructure is vital to American families, businesses, farms, and the economic development of our country.

Rural communities across the country are dedicated to clean water, and they do not deserve to be punished by constant regulatory uncertainty.

We urge the EPA and the Corps to halt all current rulemaking actions surrounding the WOTUS definition as the United States Supreme Court takes up this landmark case.

Two years ago, this Committee successfully passed a bipartisan, comprehensive WRDA bill into law.

Although I support efforts to grow our nation's railroad infrastructure, I have serious concerns about Amtrak's focus on route expansion.

Freight railroads must be able to operate free of delays and obstructions that interfere with the efficient movement of essential goods.

Amtrak continues to struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels, with ridership and revenue down 63 percent.

These properties can be a waste of space--literally. That is why Congress created the Brownfields Land and Revitalization Program in 2001.