May 21, 2019
Regardless of one's position on climate change, it is impossible to ignore the data.
Sam Graves
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Sam Graves is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 6th congressional district since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, Graves has focused on issues such as agriculture, transportation, and small business during his tenure in Congress. He has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at supporting rural communities and enhancing infrastructure in his district. Graves has also served on several committees, including the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he has played a significant role in shaping policy related to these areas.
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May 21, 2019
Considering we spent $1.7 trillion in the last $220 billion-plus disasters in this country, we can't afford to continue not making the right investments.
May 21, 2019
It is the intent of this committee, so that we all know, to move forward on both of those fronts.
May 21, 2019
It makes little sense for us to simply rebuild the same way over and over again.
May 21, 2019
We have two kind of communities in the United States: those that have been through the disasters and those that will.
May 21, 2019
I urge you to light a fire under someone. This is wrong what y'all are doing to disaster victims.
May 21, 2019
The Federal resources are critical to helping our communities recover, and it can't get there fast enough.
May 21, 2019
If the President wants to hold good-paying jobs hostage, that is his choice.
May 20, 2019
I think it is really important for all of you, Admiral Buzby, Commandant, all of you, to continue sharing within the administration thoughts on modifications to the Jones Act.
May 20, 2019
As everyone will note today, the Coast Guard is at least a decade behind in completing its fleet recapitalization.
May 20, 2019
Mr. Graves of Louisiana. Would you--I mean so it is feasible that, if your evaluation determines that it is not in the interest of taxpayers, it is feasible that could actually be put back out on the street.
May 20, 2019
It is very important to us that we keep these things on schedule, and that we keep them on price.
May 15, 2019
And I believe they have set their targets, and part of their 2025 plan is to take over that industry worldwide with unfair--subsidized in this case of the railcar company, CRRC, state-owned.
May 15, 2019
For every one of those jobs we get as assembling Chinese parts over here, we lose 3.5 jobs in our economy.
May 15, 2019
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing last Thursday on The Impacts of State Owned Enterprises on Public Transit and Freight Rail Sectors provided Congress an opportunity to continue evaluating how best to balance…
May 15, 2019
I urge Congress to pass the bipartisan Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act, which has been introduced in the House and Senate.
May 15, 2019
But the Federal Government has not had the will nor has Congress to raise the revenues necessary to better partner and begin to chip away at that deficit.
May 15, 2019
Make no mistake, we must investigate the motivation and intent of SOEs entering our infrastructure markets.
May 15, 2019
We have to investigate the motivation and intent of SOEs when they enter our infrastructure markets.
May 15, 2019
the highways and vehicles of tomorrow are going to be paved in silicon as much as they are in asphalt
May 15, 2019
A modern transportation infrastructure system means a strong and secure America.
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