Sam Graves

And last year I introduced a bill with Representative Massie on this.

Thank you for the question, Congressman Graves.

The cost of doing nothing is high, and we are already paying for it at the risk of harming the economic well-being of our community airports.

No one denies that much of our Nation's infrastructure is crumbling, but I do think aviation is a little bit different.

While I am grateful to today's witnesses, I am disappointed we will not hear a greater diversity of perspectives.

Air travel is the safest form of transportation in the world today.

I would also like to express my condolences to the friends and families of those who perished as a result of the aviation accident in Ethiopia over the weekend.

While things are quickly developing in aerospace and aviation, we must never stop working to ensure the safest system possible.

We need to continue striving to ensure that it becomes even safer every single year.

Thank you Chairman Larsen and Ranking Member Graves for holding this hearing.

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The gentleman from Missouri has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I might remind my colleagues that Title 10, Section 2808, explicitly authorizes the President to change the appropriation for military construction. He is operating within the law. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…

Let's be clear: Congress explicitly authorized the President to undertake certain military construction projects that are not otherwise authorized by law when it passed the National Security Act. The President is working within the legal…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 22 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 22\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire the amount of time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 16\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 18 minutes remaining.

I might point out to my colleagues just how much of a national emergency this is. {time} 1600 It was President Obama who recognized the crisis at the border. In 2014, President Obama requested $3.7 billion in emergency supplemental funding…

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 7\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Who actually believes that we can make aviation 'unnecessary' by building some vast high-speed rail system?

I think we can all agree that we want clean air and clean water for our communities, and we have to be prepared for the challenges that are posed by a sometimes harsh environment.

Instead of taking the 'government-knows-best,' 'one-size-fits-all' approach, these laws provide our State, local, and private sector partners with the tools and flexibility to address their needs and to innovate.

I found that statistic interesting. It actually looked like it was going to be an increase in certain emissions.

Supporting the Short Line Tax Credit, also known as 45G. For 12 years the short line tax credit has proven its worth.

That heavy-handed approach, envisioned by the Green New Deal, doesn't work. It just drives entire industries and communities right into the very earth we're all trying to protect.

Opposing any increase in truck size or length is critical to keeping freight on the rails.

Another market-based policy is funding roads through a tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), as has been supported by Chairman DeFazio and ranking member Graves.