Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after helping pass H.R. 3219, The Make America Secure Appropriations Act, that includes robust funding for defense, a 2.4% pay raise for our troops, construction of a border wall, and keeps the President's promise to take care of our nation's veterans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today joined his Republican colleagues in the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in calling on President Trump to swiftly nominate an Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA-CW) to lead the Army Corps of Engineers.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after today helping pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. H.R. 2810, which gives our troops their largest pay raise in eight years, also boosts defense spending by 10 percent over last year's level. It passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 344-81.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after this afternoon helping pass two bills that strengthen our nation's illegal immigration laws. H.R. 3004, or Kate's Law, will institute harsher penalties on deported felons who reenter into the United States. H.R.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves delivered the following remarks to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee during markup of T&I's FAA reauthorization bill. The 21st Century AIRR Act passed the Committee by a vote of 32-25.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 2879, the House companion to legislation introduced by Senators Jim Inhofe (OK) and Tammy Duckworth (IL).
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today sent their letter calling for a long-term fix to the Highway Trust Fund to Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady. Graves, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways & Transit, generated support from over 250 members of Congress in the bipartisan letter, including from 119 Republicans.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after today voting to repeal the Obama-era law known as Dodd-Frank. Graves opposed the bank bailouts after the 2007-08 financial crisis, while also voting against allowing the federal government to bail out the auto industry. H.R. 10 passed the House by a vote of 233-185.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement in response to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's (Blue KC) announcement that it will not offer or renew individual Obamacare plans in 2018.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves, along with Representatives Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dan Lipinski (D-IL), and Collin Peterson (D-MN), today introduced the House companion to the Fairness for Pilots Act. A similar version of this legislation was introduced previously as the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2.