I am committed to working with the Trump Administration and my colleagues to identify the remaining needs and a vehicle to secure the resources required to finish the job.
Work with the Trump Administration and colleagues to identify remaining aviation modernization needs and secure the resources required to finish the modernization effort.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Graves said Congress and President Trump had enacted a $12.5 billion aviation-infrastructure investment he led in the House, with radars, communications infrastructure, surveillance systems, and controller hiring already moving. He also said more work and further investment were still needed to complete modernization.
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The enacted H.R.1 text appropriated FAA FY2025 funds available through September 30, 2029 for ATC telecommunications modernization, radar replacement, runway safety technology, ARTCC and TRACON work, unstaffed infrastructure, remote towers, and controller training technology.
Assessments
Graves materially advanced and claimed House leadership on an enacted $12.5 billion aviation modernization funding package with the Trump Administration and colleagues, including FAA infrastructure, radar, communications, surveillance, safety technology, and controller training resources. That satisfies a major part of the promise to work with federal partners and secure resources. However, the cited statement itself says additional work and investment were still needed to complete modernization, and the enacted funds are multi-year implementation resources rather than evidence that the remaining modernization needs were fully identified and funded to completion. This supports partial credit in the same federal term, not full delivery.