Sam Graves Retains Chairmanship of Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) today announced its subcommittee chairmen for the 115th Congress. Graves, who helped pass into law the first long-term federal Highway Bill in a decade in 2015, will retain his chairmanship of T&I’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

“The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has given me the opportunity to focus on priorities that really matter to people in this country – from giving each state the certainty to repair crumbling roads and bridges, to rethinking policies that affect our rapidly evolving transit systems,” Rep. Graves said. “Missouri sits at the crossroads of America’s transportation network, and the opportunities we have for modernization in the industry figure to transform all of our lives in the coming years.”

In addition to his role leading the Highway Subcommittee, Graves is seen as a national leader on federal aviation policy and has worked tirelessly to protect Midwestern communities from flooding threats on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Graves’ Sixth District borders each of the nation’s two longest rivers, with approximately 284 miles of the Missouri River on its western and southern boundaries, and more than 100 miles of the Upper Mississippi River on its eastern edge.

Speaker Paul Ryan: “From his work passing long-term highway legislation to his leadership on river and aviation issues, no one has fought harder for our nation’s transportation infrastructure than Sam. He has earned the reputation as a leader on transportation issues, and I look forward to working with him as we continue these important conversations in the 115th Congress.”

In the Highway Subcommittee, Graves figures to focus on proper implementation of the Highway Bill, developing new and innovative solutions to long-term funding challenges facing the Highway Trust Fund, and anticipating new technologies set to impact America’s highway system in the coming decade. The subcommittee will also play a leading role in crafting a national infrastructure plan with the Trump administration.

“I am humbled to retain the Chairmanship of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, and will continue focusing its work on ensuring we have the safest and most efficient roads, bridges, and transit systems in the world, and to leading the critically important discussion on a long-term fix to our Highway Trust Fund. We have a tremendous opportunity to modernize and rethink the way people and goods move throughout this country, and I look forward to being at the forefront of those discussions,” Graves concluded.

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