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  • Small Business Subcommittee Chairwoman Renee Ellmers To Deliver Weekly Republican Address
    Jun 24, 2011 - WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced yesterday that House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology Chairwoman Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) will discuss Republicans’ job creation plan in the party’s weekly address on Saturday, June 25. “As Washington remains focus... More
  • Ellmers Examines Barriers in Health IT for Small Medical Practices
    Jun 2, 2011 - WASHINGTON, DC—Healthcare and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) today held a hearing to examine the barriers small medical practices face in adopting health information technology (health IT). In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only an estimated ... More
  • Chairman Graves Applauds Passage of Small Business Extension Bill
    May 31, 2011 - WASHINGTON— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the House passage of the Small Business Temporary Extension Act of 2011 (S. 1082) by a vote of 387-33: “I am pleased that my colleagues voted to support our nation’s small businesses by p... More
  • Chairman Graves Statement On The Senate Small Business Bill Cloture Vote
    May 4, 2011 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement in response to the Senate failing to invoke cloture on the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) reauthorization bill: “I’m disappointed that the Senate failed to move closer to passing such an i... More
  • Congresswoman Ellmers: SBIR Program Creates Jobs and Sparks Economic Growth
    Apr 7, 2011 - WASHINGTON— U.S. Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology, today held a hearing to examine ways to better improve and strengthen the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) pro... More
  • Chairwoman Ellmers Introduces SBIR Reauthorization Bill
    Apr 7, 2011 - House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology Chairwoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) today introduced legislation to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation and Research program. The bipartisan bill is called the “Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011” (H.R. 1425). ... More
  • ICYMI - Fox Business: Lawmakers: SBIR Reauthorization Will Spur Job Growth
    Apr 7, 2011 - Lawmakers: SBIR Reauthorization Will Spur Job Growth By Kate Rogers April 07, 2011 The House of Representatives’ Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology met Thursday for a hearing on "Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation." At the center of the hearing was a push from bot... More
  • Graves Names Rep. Renee Ellmers Chair of Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology
    Jan 31, 2011 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced today that Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC) will chair the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology. “As a nurse and small business owner, Renee Ellmers will be a great resource as the Committee examines ways we can improve the ... More
  • CNN Money: Obama's Keystone Pipeline Nix Worries Small Business
    Jan 20, 2011 - Obama's Keystone Pipeline Nix Worries Small Business By Jose Pagliery January 20, 2012 The hopes of some small business owners in the Nebraskan towns of Fairbury and Steele City were crushed when the Obama administration rejected a proposed expansion of the Keystone oil sands pipeline. Extending th... More
  • Small Business Owners Report U.S. Trade Agreements Help Protect Intellectual Property
    Jul 21, 2010 - Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Intellectual Property on Entrepreneurship and Job Creation” to examine the importance of intellectual property on small businesses’ economic growth. Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) said, “Protecting intellectual proper... More

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