ObamaCare Insurance Regs Raise Costs, Kill Jobs By Conn Carroll,… Read more »

Graves: "You certainly can't ignore the political connections between the company and the administration.” WASHINGTON, D.C.— Last night, House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) participated in a special report by CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 on a suspicious $433-million government contract for a smallpox drug. A joint Small Business Committee and Oversight and Government… Read more »

Small Business To Supercommittee: We Need More Certainty In Tax Policy Owner: “There are a lot of things we’re not doing because we are not sure what the tax codes are going to be.” WASHINGTON, DC— During today’s Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access hearing entitled, “Pro-Growth Tax Policy: Why Small Businesses Need Individual Tax Reform,” Chairman Joe… Read more »

 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… Read more »

On Thursday, November 3rd, Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Subcommittee Chairman Joe Walsh (R-IL), will hold a hearing entitled, Pro-Growth Tax Policy: Why Small Businesses Need Individual Tax Reform. The hearing will take place at 10:00 am in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The purpose of this hearing is to examine the importance of “pass-through” entities and… Read more »

Small-Business Advocates May Gain Clout in Several U.S. Agencies By Nishad Majmudar, Bloomberg Government November 1, 2011 A Congressional panel that subpoenaed officials of four U.S. agencies accused of not complying with small business contracting rules has delayed a scheduled hearing, saying that three of the departments have agreed to… Read more »

Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing entitled, “LightSquared: The Impact to Small Business GPS Users.” The hearing focused on the impact on small businesses that may result from LightSquared’s use of its spectrum to provide broadband service near the Global Positioning System (GPS).  Small businesses, including farmers, construction contractors,… Read more »

Today, the House Small Business Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses.” The hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 5th at 1:00pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will focus on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)… Read more »

4 Arrested in Alleged Government Bribery Case By Eric Tucker and Nedra Pickler, Associated Press October 4, 2011 Two employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two others were arrested Tuesday in a $20 million bribery and kickback case that prosecutors say helped pay for the purchase of more than a dozen properties, Rolex and Cartier… Read more »

US Small Business Lending Program Disburses $4B By Jeffrey Sparshott and Jeff Bater, Dow Jones The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a final round of funding under a program to spur loans to small businesses, though total disbursements have left billions of dollars untapped, and many banks have been left wondering why they didn't… Read more »