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Committee Examines Obama Administration’s Record on Regulatory Costs
May 8, 2013 -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Small Business Committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today examined the Obama administration’s record of increasing the regulatory cost burden on small businesses, despite its directive to reduce it. On January 18, 2011, in an executive order, President Obama dir...
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Committee Highlights Inefficient and Duplicative Programs Across Federal Government
Mar 20, 2013 -
The House Small Business Committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a hearing examining inefficiencies and duplication across federal programs to seek savings for the taxpayer and better assistance for America’s entrepreneurs. The purpose of the hearing was to provide oversight on frag...
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Hearing with CFPB Director Cordray Stresses Regulatory ‘Unintended Consequences’
Aug 1, 2012 -
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Committee on Small Business, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a hearing titled, Know Before You Regulate: The Impact of CFPB Regulations on Small Business. Director Richard Cordray of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified about this new Bureau’...
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Associated Press: Obama's Health Care Aid to Small Firms Disappoints
May 30, 2012 -
Obama's Health Care Aid to Small Firms Disappoints By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a health insurance tax credit for small businesses, part of President Barack Obama's health care law that gets strong support in public opinion polls, has turned out to be a dis...
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Graves and Tipton Applaud the Reversal on DOL Youth Labor Rule
Apr 27, 2012 -
Graves and Tipton Applaud the Reversal on DOL Youth Labor Rule WASHINGTON, DC—House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s reversal of its harmfully intrusive rule on youth labor on family farms: “This Committ...
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Chairman Graves in the St. Joseph News-Press: Uncertainty from Washington is Holding Back Small Businesses
Apr 15, 2012 -
Uncertainty from Washington is Holding Back Small Businesses By Chairman Graves What affects job creation throughout Missouri and the United States? A lack of certainty hampering small businesses and preventing them from doing what they do best: expand their company and hire more Americans. As the ...
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Graves Examines SBA’s Outdated Loan Management Systems
Feb 8, 2012 -
“The fact that the SBA began the modernization process almost seven years ago and has received millions in funding, but continues to mismanage the updating process is completely unacceptable.” WASHINGTON, DC— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today held a full committee heari...
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CQ: GOP Appropriator Determined to Stop Proposed Revisions to Child Labor Law
Feb 3, 2012 -
GOP Appropriator Determined to Stop Proposed Revisions to Child Labor Law By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ A senior Republican appropriator on Thursday vowed to stop the Labor Department from revising agriculture-safety rules for child workers, despite the agency’s decision to reconsider a proposal that farme...
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Chairman Graves in Politico: What Small-Business Owners Want to Hear in State of the Union Speech
Jan 23, 2012 -
What Small-Business Owners Want to Hear in State of the Union Speech By Chairman Sam Graves January 23, 2012 What do small-business owners want from the government? The short answer: Move out of the way. Eight out of 10 small-business owners say they want the government to stay out of the way inste...
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Washington Post: Small Business Committees, Advocates Hesitant to Back Obama’s Restructuring Proposal
Jan 13, 2012 -
Small Business Committees, Advocates Hesitant to Back Obama’s Restructuring Proposal By J.D. Harrison, Washington Post Lawmakers and small business advocacy groups today applauded the President Obama’s decision to add a cabinet seat for the head of the Small Business Administration, but many were h...
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