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  • Speaker Pelosi's Health Care Passes; Small Businesses Brace for Higher Taxes, Mandates
    Nov 9, 2009  - This evening, H.R.  3962, Speaker Pelosi’s health care bill, passed by a vote of 220 to 215.  According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, one-third of the total estimated cost of the bill will be paid for by increasing taxes on businesses. Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) of the House Small B... More
  • Unemployment Hits Highest Rate Since 1983; Small Business Jobs on Steady Decline
    Nov 6, 2009  - The U.S. Department of Labor reported that unemployment in the U.S. rose to 10.2%, with 190,000 Americans losing their jobs in October.  In addition to the Department of Labor’s data, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) released a report on Wednesday showing that businesses with less than 50 employees s... More
  • Ranking Member Sam Graves: H.R. 3962 Fails Small Businesses
    Nov 6, 2009  -   Dear Colleague: Below are some additional important considerations to take into account when deciding your vote for or against the anti-small business provisions contained in H.R. 3962. 5.5 Million Jobs Lost in the Worst Economy in Generations: Not only will H.R. 3962 increase health i... More
  • Small Biz Straight Talk
    Nov 6, 2009  - News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to angela.landers@mail.house.gov) • Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R... More
  • Death Tax Looms Over Small Businesses
    Nov 4, 2009  -   Members of the House Small Business Committee today heard testimony from leaders in the small business community on the estate tax, or death tax.  Without action from Congress before 2011, family farms and entrepreneurs may find their companies at risk. Current law, which would phase o... More
  • “Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to
    Nov 4, 2009  - Opening Statement Ranking Member Sam Graves House Committee on Small Business Hearing: “Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farms” November 4, 2009   Madam Chairwoman, thank you for calling this hearing on the very important top... More
  • "Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farmers"
    Nov 3, 2009  - The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled "Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farmers." The hearing will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2360 Rayburn House Office Building.  The ... More
  • New York Post: Biggest Loser of 'Reform': Small Biz
    Nov 2, 2009  - By Grace-Marie Turner, New York Post Small businesses have the highest hopes for health reform, but they'd be big losers under the bills Congress is debating. For more than 20 years, small-business owners have listed health costs as their No. 1 concern. But leading "reform" bills would make thin... More
  • In Case You Missed It: Biggest Loser of 'Reform': Small Biz
    Nov 2, 2009  - Small businesses have the highest hopes for health reform, but they'd be big losers under the bills Congress is debating. For more than 20 years, small-business owners have listed health costs as their No. 1 concern. But leading "reform" bills would make things worse -- ballooning expense... More
  • House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves Opposes Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Care Plan
    Nov 2, 2009  - Last week, Speaker Pelosi unveiled a government-run health care plan - running 1,990 pages long and costing $1.3 trillion.  H.R. 3962, or Speaker Pelosi’s health care bill, will raise taxes on small businesses and cut nearly $500 billion from the Medicare program, hurting America's seniors and famil... More

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