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Chairman Graves in Roll Call: Tax Reform Should Include Individual Reform
Nov 17, 2011 - Tax Reform Should Include Individual Reform By Chairman Sam Graves November 17, 2011 The Internal Revenue Code is nearly 70,000 pages and about 3.8 million words long. It is highly unlikely that anyone would dispute that this complex and confusing system is in dire need of reform — especially for s... More
Chairman Sam Graves in CNBC: Don’t Forget The “Forgotten 15” Jobs Bills
Nov 3, 2011 - Don’t Forget The “Forgotten 15” Jobs Bills By Chairman Sam Graves Thursday, November 3, 2011 While the nation deals with record unemployment and businesses remain uncertain about their futures, the House of Representatives is busy working on more ways to get Americans back on the job. This week, my... More
Chairman Sam Graves in CNBC: The 3% Withholding Is Yet Another Burden For Small Businesses
Oct 25, 2011 - The 3% Withholding Is Yet Another Burden For Small Businesses By Chairman Sam Graves October 25, 2011 Imagine that you are a small business owner who has a thin two to five percent profit margin during a tough economy and are trying to avoid laying off workers. On top of this, the federal governmen... More
Chairman Tipton in POLITICO: Energy Regulations Hurt Job Creation
Oct 18, 2011 - Energy Regulations Hurt Job Creation By Subcommittee Chairman Scott Tipton October 18, 2011 My Colorado colleague, Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, recently asked the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator, Mathy Stanislaus, whether the agency’s economic analysis had considered the ... More
Chairman Graves in TownHall: Regulatory Review Needed, But Will It Produce Substantive Results?
Sep 28, 2011 - Regulatory Review Needed, But Will It Produce Substantive Results? By Chairman Sam Graves Earlier this year, President Obama issued Executive Order 13,563, requiring all Executive branch federal agencies to establish procedures for a retrospective review all of their existing regulations. Initially... More
Chairman Graves in FoxNews.com: We're the Government and We Really Do Want to Hear From You
Sep 16, 2011 - FoxNews.com: We're the Government and We Really Do Want to Hear From You By Rep. Sam Graves, Chairman of the House Small Business Committee Friday, September 16, 2011 Growing up on a family farm, I know firsthand the challenges of running a small business…challenges that only seem to be growing for... More
Chairman Graves in Politico: More Business for Small Businesses
Sep 2, 2011 - More Business for Small Businesses By: Chairman Sam Graves September 2, 2011 Our debt has dominated much of the political discussion here in Washington this year, and it will definitely be at the forefront this fall as the new congressional supercommitte searches for $1.5 trillion in federal saving... More
Chairman Graves in CNBC.com: White House Regulatory Review Appreciated, But Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Aug 30, 2011 - White House Regulatory Review Appreciated, But Doesn’t Go Far Enough By Chairman Sam Graves August 30, 2011 Last Tuesday, the White House unveiled its plan to reduce and reform federal regulations. After the President’s promise in the State of the Union to ‘merge, consolidate and reorganize the fed... More
Chairman Graves in the Washington Examiner: If they like their health care, can small businesses keep it?
Aug 17, 2011 - If They Like Their Health Care, Can Small Businesses Keep It? By Chairman Sam Graves August 17, 2011 When President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, into law last year, he promised the legislation would increase access to and affordability of health care. ... More
Chairman Graves in the St. Louis Dispatch: Obama Should Champion Small Business
Aug 17, 2011 - Obama Should Champion Small Business By Chairman Sam Graves August 17, 2011 The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 117,000 jobs were created in July and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 9.1 percent. While new job growth is always welcome, in the context of the past few months, with unempl... More

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