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CMS Deputy Administrator Gary Cohen To Testify On Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Wednesday December 9, 2013 Week Ahead for the Committee: December 9-13 Committee to Hold Hearing on Small Business Health Options Program, Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Reverse Auctions in Federal Acquisitions WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of December 9, 2013: On Wednesday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m., the Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce and the Veterans' Affairs Committee's Subcommittee ... More
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Rice Subcommittee Analyzes Post-Recession Small Business Lending Environment December 5, 2013 The House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, under the chairmanship of Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC), today held a hearing to examine the current state of lending for small businesses and their access to functional capital. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of small loans issued, with 1.7 million more loans under $1 million issued in the second quarter of 2013 than the same time period in 2011, but overall, the number of small loans has not returned t... More
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Committee Examines Effects of Obamacare’s Business Aggregation Rules December 4, 2013 The House Small Business Committee today examined the health care law’s application of the business aggregation rules and the concerns they raise for small businesses. The health care law requires businesses that employ 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees to offer health insurance to their full-time employees. One critical issue is the definition of “employee,” while an equally important issue is determining which employees are attributed to the business. The answer may be sim... More
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Graves Welcomes House Passage of Small Business Capital Access and Jobs Preservation Act December 4, 2013 Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today welcomed House passage of the Small Business Capital Access and Jobs Preservation Act (H.R. 1105), which reduces burdensome regulatory requirements on small and mid-sized private equity funds that often invest in small businesses. The legislation exempts private equity funds from expensive new SEC registration requirements imposed by Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act. “The Dodd-Frank Act creates excessive red tape that inhibits growth, and t... More
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Bloomberg BNA: Health-Care Law Business Aggregation Rules Cause Confusion for Small Businesses December 4, 2013 Bloomberg BNA: Health-Care Law Business Aggregation Rules Cause Confusion for Small Businesses December 04, 2013 By Sara Hansard (BNA) -- Affordable C... More
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