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  • Associated Press: FACT CHECK: Tax cut math doesn't add up for some
    May 20, 2010  - By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar; Associated Press Zach Hoffman was confident his small business would qualify for a new tax cut in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law. But when he ran the numbers, Hoffman discovered that his office furniture company wouldn't get any assistance with the ... More
  • Associated Press: Small Business Lobby to go to Court on Health Law
    May 14, 2010  - By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar; Associated Press Attorneys general and governors for 20 states won't be alone in their legal challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The nation's most influential small business lobby is going to court with them. The National Federation of Ind... More
  • Investor's Business Daily: ObamaCare Tax Law Is Bad Prescription For Small Business
    May 14, 2010  - By David Hogberg; Investor's Business Daily A little-noticed provision in the new health care law may not only dramatically increase paperwork for small businesses, but also put them at a disadvantage against their larger competitors. At issue is the law's Section 9006, which is supposed to gene... More
  • Graves Applauds NFIB’s Fight against Obamacare
    May 14, 2010  - House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) has released the following statement in response to the National Federation of Independent Businesses’ (NFIB) decision to challenge the legality of President Obama’s health care law: “As Ranking Member of the House Small Business Commi... More
  • RealClearMarkets: Healthcare's Impact On the Low-Skilled Worker
    May 6, 2010  - By Diana Furchtgott-Roth; RealClearMarkets Low-skilled workers have some of the highest unemployment rates in America. Adults without high school diplomas face an unemployment rate of 14.5%, almost three times as high as rates for college graduates, and well above the national average of 9.7%. The ... More
  • CNN Money: Health care law's massive, hidden tax change
    May 6, 2010  - By Neil deMause; CNN Money An all-but-overlooked provision of the health reform law is threatening to swamp U.S. businesses with a flood of new tax paperwork. Section 9006 of the health care bill -- just a few lines buried in the 2,409-page document -- mandates that beginning in 2012 all companies... More
  • New Health Care Law Brings Heartburn for Small Businesses
    May 5, 2010  - During his State of the Union Address in January, President Barack Obama promised the American people that jobs would be his number one focus in 2010.  His Administration pledged that the agenda in Washington would “pivot” to address high unemployment and help the stagnant economy.  However, instead... More
  • Small Business Fact Sheet: How the Health Care Overhaul Affects Businesses in America
    Mar 30, 2010  - In these difficult economic times, our government needs to take every step to make sure small businesses can thrive.  These employers have created seven out of every ten jobs in recent decades, and with unemployment still hovering around ten percent, it is clear that small businesses will play a cri... More
  • Graves Statement on Passage of Health Care Bill
    Mar 21, 2010  - Tonight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forced passage of a massive government takeover of health care on a purely partisan vote.  House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) joined 177 Republicans and 34 Democrats in voting against this job-killing plan to put the government between... More
  • Graves Statement on Obama's Latest Health Care Push
    Mar 10, 2010  - Today, President Obama will travel to St. Louis in a last ditch effort to convince Missourians to support a costly government takeover of health care.  House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the following statement: “Despite their pledge to the American people that ... More

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