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  • Graves Backs Budget Bill to Require a PLAN
    Feb 6, 2013 - WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today voted for the Require a PLAN Act, H.R. 444, which passed 253-167, and called on President Obama to put forward a serious fiscal plan without further delay. For nearly four years, the Senate has failed to pass a budget,... More
  • Graves Announces Small Business Committee Regulatory Watch
    Jan 31, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced “Small Biz Reg Watch”, a new initiative of the Committee to help small businesses participate in the development of federal regulations. An online resource on the Committee’s website will highlight proposed regulations that co... More
  • Graves' Statement on GDP Report
    Jan 30, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the report that the economy contracted at a rate of 0.1% during the fourth quarter of 2012: “Is this stunt in economic growth really a surprise? Anti-growth policies and an anti-business Whi... More
  • Graves Announces Subcommittee Chairmen for Small Business Committee
    Jan 8, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the Committee’s Subcommittee Chairmen for the 113th Congress. “I am pleased to announce these five hardworking, knowledgeable Members of Congress will lead our Subcommittees for the next two years,” Graves said. “Each of these... More
  • Small Business Contracting Reform Signed Into Law
    Jan 3, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the President signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA), which includes contracting reform legislation reported by the House Small Business Committee: “Today marks the cul... More
  • Graves Welcomes New and Returning Members of House Small Business Committee
    Jan 3, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the new and returning Republican Members of the House Small Business Committee for the 113th Congress. “I am pleased to announce the Members of the Small Business Committee for the 113th Congress,” Graves said. “There are many... More
  • Small Business Contracting Reform Is One Step Closer To Becoming Law
    Dec 20, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report, which includes contracting reform legislation reported by the Small Business Committee that will help increase contractin... More
  • Graves Statement on the SBIC Modernization Act of 2012
    Dec 18, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement on House consideration of the Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012 (H.R. 6504): “Access to capital continues to be a challenge for many small businesses around the nation who want to... More
  • The Numbers Are Clear: The President's Proposal Is Destructive To Small Businesses
    Dec 13, 2012 - The Numbers Are Clear... President Obama’s Proposal to Raise Tax Rates Destructive to Small Businesses In the midst of negotiations between the White House and Congress on a framework to provide for long-term deficit reduction, the President is calling for an increase on tax rates for earners in the... More
  • Graves to Serve as Small Business Committee Chairman for 113th Congress
    Nov 28, 2012 - The Republican Steering Committee recommendation to re-elected Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business for the upcoming 113th Congress was ratified today by the House Republican Conference. “I deeply appreciate this opportunity to serve and the confidence my colleagues ... More

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