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  • Straight Talk: Tax Compromise Reached, “Doc Fix” Passes House and More...
    Dec 10, 2010 - Click here to read the new edition of Straight Talk! More
  • Graves Named Chairman of Small Business Committee
    Dec 8, 2010 - House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) has released the following statement upon being selected by his colleagues to chair the House Small Business Committee in the 112th Congress: “I am humbled and honored to be granted this opportunity to help lead the fight for small busi... More
  • Wall Street Journal: Small-Business Groups Parse Tax Deal
    Dec 8, 2010 - By Sarah Needleman; Wall Street Journal President Obama's newly proposed tax package is being praised, though with cautious optimism, by several of the nation's most prominent small-business advocacy groups. The Republican-backed deal with its temporary extension of Bush-era income tax cuts would ha... More
  • USA Today: Would Obama-GOP tax plan be a game-changer for economy?
    Dec 8, 2010 - By John Waggoner and Paul Davidson; USA Today The sweeping tax deal between the White House and Republicans would help prevent the economy from lapsing back into recession — and may give the recovery the jolt it needs to become self-sustaining, economists say. The agreement, announced Monday, has al... More
  • St. Joseph News Press: Tax breaks for all incomes
    Dec 3, 2010 - By Ken Newton; St. Joseph News Press Americans might have voted for change in November, but they also wanted certainty, Congressman Sam Graves believes. And an extension of current tax policies before the lame-duck Congress adjourns would have served that purpose, the lawmaker said. “I’d like to see... More
  • Graves Statement on Rising Unemployment Rate
    Dec 3, 2010 - House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) has issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the unemployment rate rose from 9.6% to 9.8% in November: “It is disappointing that more than 15 million Americans remained without work in November – b... More
  • Straight Talk: Higher Taxes for Small Businesses, Unemployment at 9.8% and More
    Dec 3, 2010 - Click here to read the new edition of Straight Talk! More
  • Wall Street Journal: Smaller Firms Still Hesitant to Hire
    Dec 2, 2010 - By Sarah Needleman; Wall Street Journal When it comes to hiring, Main Street remains reluctant to fully open its doors. U.S. small businesses continued to hire in November, this time adding the most jobs in a month's time in nearly three years, according to payroll company Automatic Data Processing ... More
  • Graves Votes ‘No’ on Job-Killing Small Business Tax Hike
    Dec 2, 2010 - House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today voted against a bill to raise taxes on American families and small businesses. The legislation, H.R. 4853, passed the House despite widespread opposition from 168 Republicans and 20 Democrats. “Small businesses are the lifeblood o... More
  • Investor's Business Daily: The Job-Killer Tax
    Nov 30, 2010 - By Investor's Business Daily Tax Policy: The only issue in this week's talks between President Obama and congressional Republicans is whether to extend all the Bush tax cuts or just those on the middle class. Anything less than all will be a failure. Tuesday's two-hour meeting produced no agreement.... More

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