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T&I Republicans are committed to ensuring that the Biden administration's COVID response measures don't impose crippling overreach on transportation and supply chain stakeholders and businesses, and on making sure COVID relief funding is allocated in an equitable way.

Additional Major T&I Republican Oversight Efforts:

Vaccine and Mask Mandate Actions

April 8, 2022: House and Senate Committee Leaders Renew Their Call for Ending the Transportation Mask Mandate

March 17, 2022: Sam Graves & Garret Graves Lead House Republicans’ Demand for Immediate End to Transportation Mask Mandate

December 14, 2021: Graves Statement on Amtrak Reversal of Planned Vaccine Mandate-Induced Service Cuts

December 7, 2021: Vaccine Mandate Concerns Highlighted by Private Sector Leaders at T&I Republican Roundtable

November 8, 2021: Ranking Members Sam Graves & Garret Graves Ask Administration for Plans to Handle Vaccine Mandate Disruptions to Aviation System
November 4, 2021: Graves Statement on President’s Move to Double Down on Vaccine Mandate Despite Warnings from Supply Chain
October 7, 2021: Republican Leaders Call Out President for Pressuring Air Carriers to Require Vaccinations and Fire Employees Who Don’t Comply

Impacts of COVID Relief Measures

February 13, 2023: Graves, Perry Ask FEMA for Details on How $110 Billion in Disaster Funds were Spent in COVID Response

December 3, 2021: Bipartisan Committee Leaders Request Clarity from Airlines on Management of Payroll Support Program Funds

September 20, 2021: T&I Republican Leaders Outline Opposition to Budget Reconciliation Tax and Spending Spree in Submission to Committee on the Budget

September 15, 2021: Graves Statement from Markup of the Majority’s Partisan Budget Reconciliation Package and Spending Spree

September 14, 2021: $60 Billion for the Speaker’s Partisan Budget Reconciliation Spending Spree Passes Committee

July 29, 2021: Graves Statement from Hearing Examining the Impacts of the Government’s COVID-19 Relief and Response Efforts

May 13, 2021: Guest Statement from Hearing on Post-COVID Federal Real Estate Issues

March 15, 2021: Ranking Members Sam Graves & Garret Graves Urge Secretary Yellen to End Payroll Assistance Delays for Struggling Small Air Carriers
March 2, 2021: Graves Statement from Hearing on COVID-19 Effects on Aviation Industry & Recovery

February 23, 2021: Ranking Member Graves Op-Ed: Highly Partisan Budget Process May Roadblock Infrastructure Progress

February 17, 2021: T&I Republicans Detail Their Opposition to Budget Reconciliation Measure in Submission to Committee on the Budget

February 10, 2021: Graves Statement from Today’s Markup of the Majority’s Rushed, Partisan Budget Measure

February 10, 2021: Committee Majority Ignores Republican Input on One-Sided Budget Reconciliation Measure

February 3, 2021: Graves Statement on the Majority’s Rushed, Partisan Budget Process

February 4, 2021: Graves Statement from Hearing on Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID

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Sam Graves

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Apr17
Chairman Nehls Statement from Hearing on the Commuter Rail Industry
Washington, D.C. – Opening remarks, as prepared, of Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Troy Nehls (R-TX) from today’s...
Apr16
Chairman Graves Opening Statement from Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence
Washington, D.C. – Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s roundtable, en...