Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman

Missouri Republican was among 200 GOP lawmakers to vote against the bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Roll Call By Valerie Yurk November 28, 2022

The presumptive chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to keep a skeptical eye on the Biden administration’s implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law after the 118th Congress convenes in January. Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, the panel's ranking member in the current Congress, called the 2021 infrastructure measure “a vehicle for the administration’s woke agenda” and was among 200 House Republicans to vote against the legislation. Graves said he would also prioritize updates for the federal permitting process and aviation workforce rules in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. The current authorization expires at the end of fiscal 2023.

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