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  • Graves to Serve as Small Business Committee Chairman for 113th Congress
    Nov 28, 2012 - The Republican Steering Committee recommendation to re-elected Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business for the upcoming 113th Congress was ratified today by the House Republican Conference. “I deeply appreciate this opportunity to serve and the confidence my colleagues ... More
  • Chairman Graves: Small Businesses Need a Seat at the Table
    Nov 14, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today called on President Obama to include small business leaders in the effort to avert the “fiscal cliff.” The President met today with corporate leaders, but left out the nation’s chief job creators – small businesses. “I appreciate that ... More
  • Statement by Chairman Graves on the October Jobs Report
    Nov 2, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement in response to the report by the U.S. Department of Labor that the unemployment rate increased in October to 7.9 percent: “This President’s same old anti-growth policies of more taxes, more government an... More
  • Statement by Chairman Graves on the Imperial Presidency Report
    Oct 23, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the Imperial Presidency Report: "This report exposes the Obama administration's pattern of relentless government expansion that creates harmful uncertainty for small businesses. As job creators, small... More
  • Statement on "Wastebook" Report
    Oct 16, 2012 - Statement from Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Chairman of the Committee on Small Business: “With appreciation for Sen. Coburn’s efforts against waste, a commitment we share, his report is not factual on the efforts of the House Committee on Small Business. “Despite narrow legislative jurisdiction, Members ... More
  • Chairman Graves' Statement on NFIB Report
    Oct 9, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued a statement in response to the September survey of small businesses by the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB report confirms the results of two small business surveys independently released last week by the U.... More
  • Chairman Graves: Now Is the Time to Provide Certainty for Small Businesses
    Oct 5, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the report by the U.S. Department of Labor that 114,000 jobs were created in September for an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent: “In an economy in which nearly 23 million people are in need o... More
  • Chairman Graves Statement on Small Business Surveys
    Oct 4, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the third quarter survey of small businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber poll found that 89% say tax increases will hurt their small businesses, 83% will not hire over the n... More
  • Sequestration Will Slash Nearly a Million Small Business Jobs
    Sep 20, 2012 - The Small Business Committee today held a hearing on the effects of sequestration on small business contractors and the industrial base. The hearing’s testimony included new data that shows that of the 2.14 million jobs at risk, 956,000 small business jobs will most likely be cut as a result of sequ... More
  • Walsh Subcommittee Examines the Fiscal Cliff's Impact on Small Business
    Sep 13, 2012 - The Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, led by Chairman Joe Walsh (R-IL), today held a hearing titled, Adding to Uncertainty: Small Businesses’ Perspectives on the Tax Cliff. The Subcommittee heard testimony from small business owners that tax increases will put m... More

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