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Rep. Coffman in the Denver Business Journal: Let’s Reduce Regulations on U.S. Small Businesses
May 25, 2012 -
Let’s Reduce Regulations on U.S. Small Businesses By Rep. Mike Coffman, Chairman, Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations Friday, May 25, 2012 Over the past three years, President Obama has issued several Executive Orders and memos to federal agencies aimed at reduc...
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Chairman Graves in CNBC: What Small Business Is the Next Facebook?
May 17, 2012 -
What Small Business Is the Next Facebook? By Chairman Sam Graves As the financial markets anticipate the initial public offering of social networking megasite Facebook this week, let us take a step back to admire this success story and the entrepreneurial free market system overall. The Facebook IP...
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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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Subcommittees Examine Carcinogen Classification Process and Small Business
Apr 25, 2012 -
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology today joined the Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight in holding a hearing to examine how the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Toxicology Program Report on Carcinogen classifica...
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Chairman Graves in the Kansas City Star: Micro-Unions and Ambush Elections: Two Very Bad Ideas from Labor Regulators
Mar 31, 2012 -
Micro-Unions and Ambush Elections: Two Very Bad Ideas from Labor Regulators By Chairman Sam Graves The rules to kickball are fairly simple. You kick the ball and then run to the base. If the ball beats you to the bag, or you get tagged, then you are out. It’s a lot like baseball. But what if the um...
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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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Graves Holds Hearing on the State of American Small Businesses
Feb 1, 2012 -
Graves Holds Hearing on the State of American Small Businesses “There is no doubt that the lack of certainty in burdensome regulatory requirements and complex tax structures coming from Washington continues to be an impediment for growth and job creation for small business owners.” WASHINGTON, DC— H...
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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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Small Businesses: American Economy Headed In The Wrong Direction
Jan 18, 2012 -
Small Businesses: American Economy Headed In The Wrong Direction WASHINGTON— In the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest Small Business Outlook Survey, only 10% say the U.S. economy is headed in the right direction. The quarterly surveys are designed to track the small business community’s outlook on t...
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Graves Statement On President's Decision To Elevate SBA, Proposal To Consolidate Agencies
Jan 13, 2012 -
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement on the President's decision to elevate the Small Business Administration (SBA) to Cabinet-level status and reorganize several commerce and trade-related agencies into one department: “I hope that by elevat...
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