Sam Graves

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.

May I ask for the time remaining on both sides again. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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

Again, I urge all Members to support this must-pass bill so we can keep our aviation system operating safely and focus on passing a long-term FAA bill next week. H.R. 8289 provides for a clean extension of FAA authorities. It does not…

This bill is an important next step to help remove marine debris and protect our oceans without instituting any new burdensome requirements. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The…

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…

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

The Gateway Program is the most urgent infrastructure project in the entire country.

certainty and predictability and clear criteria was always something that was very helpful to us.

This represents 30 percent of the total funding provided by the IIJA.

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.

Providing funding for intercity passenger rail projects was one of Congress's major objectives when it enacted CRISI.

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.

the actual increase of the formula distribution in IIJA was not even enough to fully cover the cost of inflation.

I helped create two programs, Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhood Access and Equity, to begin redressing some of these harms.

The Committee will continue to closely follow the Service's efforts to fulfill its commitments.

I don't have any more speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge, as well, all Members to support this bill. This is a must-pass bill so we can keep our aviation system operating safely. H.R. 7454 provides for a clean extension of FAA authorities. It does not include any policy riders. Failure to…

Today I missed a series of Roll Call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 20 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 21. personal explanation

I missed a rollcall vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 11. Stated against:

there is simply no Congressional mandate or provided authority to take this action

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

slow execution of contracts and confusing guidance documents have the very real risk of delaying critical transportation projects

the Administration's focus should be on enacting the legislation as written, not on pushing progressive policy proposals