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Hanna Subcommittee Identifies Small Business STEM Workforce Needs and Possible Immigration Solutions
Apr 25, 2013 -
House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce Chairman Richard Hanna (R-NY) today led a hearing on the small business Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) workforce shortage and how immigration reform could help address the problem. Many small businesses report a shorta...
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Graves Applauds Passage of the SKILLS Act
Mar 15, 2013 -
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) made the following statement on House passage of the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act: “Advances in technology have increased the need for workers with specialized skill sets and this evolution must be reflec...
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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 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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AgriPulse: Proposed DOL Child Labor Regs Draw Fire From All Sides
Feb 1, 2012 -
Proposed DOL Child Labor Regs Draw Fire From All Sides Agripulse The Department of Labor is likely to be in the hot seat Thursday when a House subcommittee reviews proposed regulations that could restrict how children work on U.S. farms and ranches. The plan, which has generated more than 10,000 pu...
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Graves Names Rep. Mick Mulvaney Chair of Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce
Feb 1, 2011 -
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced today that Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) will chair the Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce. “Mick Mulvaney’s experience as owner and operator of several small businesses has given him a deep understanding of the challen...
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Wall Street Journal: Labor Department Withdraws Recordkeeping Proposal
Jan 25, 2011 -
By Melanie Trottman; Wall Street Journal The Labor Department Tuesday withdrew a proposal that would require companies to more carefully log workplace muscle sprains and strains, the latest result of the Obama administration's effort to respond to business concerns about federal regulation. Employer...
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Financial Times: Staff in small US businesses still being cut
May 12, 2010 -
By Hal Weitzman; Financial Times Small businesses in the US are still cutting jobs, even though they are more optimistic about economic conditions than they have been in two years, according to a survey released yesterday by the National Federation of Independent Business, a lobby group. The sentime...
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House Small Business Committee Examines Role of Business Incubators on Job Creation
Mar 17, 2010 -
The House Small Business Committee held a hearing today to examine the role that business incubators can play in creating jobs and growing our economy. Business incubators are facilities that serve small businesses by providing below-market office space, management advice on operating a business, an...
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Small Business Owners Could Be Mandated to Pay Employees' H1N1 Sick Leave
Nov 16, 2009 -
Today, Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee Sam Graves (R-MO) and House Small Business Committee Member Glenn Thompson (R-PA) sent a letter to Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and Ranking Member John Kline (R-MN) of the Education and Labor Committee expressing their concerns about manda...
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