Sam Graves

I know that Administrator Dickson, his team, and the thousands of FAA professionals are all dedicated to aviation safety and improving any processes that need improvement.

We have not forgotten your losses. And I am sure that we all share the same goal, and that is ensuring that our system remains the number one system in the world and the safest system in the world.

I still believe that the FAA remains the gold standard in the world for safety.

We have not forgotten your losses, and I assure you we all share the same goal--ensuring our system remains the safest in the world.

we worked with this Committee and these members because OMSA understood that if changes to the Jones Act are necessary, Congress should enact them.

Given the limited federal dollars available for intercity passenger rail projects, it is paramount that projects are prioritized to accomplish stated national goals.

In the United States, I think we are dumbing down.

Because we have got to hear from everybody. That is the bottom line.

If these investigations reveal problems with certification, then I think Congress should act to fix those specific and identifiable problems.

Jumping to conclusions before that work is done only risks more harm than good.

If the various investigations reveal problems with the certification, Congress should act to fix those specific, identifiable problems.

As a pilot, having a piece of equipment in an airplane that I don't know about is something that concerns me in a big way.

Here we are in Washington. And everybody in this town-- everybody, nearly, in this town, you sit up here and you are dealing with billions and trillions of dollars and all these crazy acronyms and processes, and none of it often makes…

The FAA's proven system has made air travel the safest mode of transportation in history.

I can't imagine how hard it is to you to sit and go through this process.

Flooding in my district is making it very difficult for us to move to full recovery mode.

This is bad. It really is. And it's affecting the lives of a lot of people out there.

I'm pleased that along with FEMA that we have EDA here today so we can talk about rebuilding in a way that's also going to help with our local economic recovery.

This makes no sense, given reforms we passed in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act that directed FEMA to give more consideration for localized impact and multiple recent disasters.

I'm not satisfied with the answers that I'm getting. I mean 3 years after a storm, and there's still over $200 million that hasn't been spent and there's requests for more money.

This is embarrassing what we are doing to people. It is costing taxpayers money. It is unaffordable, and I will say it again. We are revictimizing disaster victims.

$350 million to administer this. We have got to look at the value added from the regulations from all of this scrutiny.

But if you're in the 2-week period, then you're in trouble and it's a real problem, and it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever given the reforms that we passed in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act that directed FEMA to give more…

The flooding in my district is ongoing, making it difficult for us to move to full recovery mode.

I hope today we can hear how FEMA and EDA are working to get help out quickly to communities hit by disaster and how we can ensure rural and farming communities can recover faster and better.