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  • Chairman Graves Statement on August Jobs Report
    Sep 7, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that only 96,000 jobs were created in August while the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent due to a drop in the labor force participation rate: “I welcome any ... More
  • Week Ahead for the Committee: September 10-14
    Sep 7, 2012 - Committee to Hold Hearings on the Fiscal Cliff, Aviation User Fees and Medicare Competitive Bidding Program The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of September 10, 2012: On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. the Small... More
  • Chairman Graves in CNBC.com: Jobs Report Falls Short Again
    Sep 7, 2012 - Jobs Report Falls Short Again By Chairman Sam Graves Friday September 7, 2012 Earlier Today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported more disappointing news. The economy created only 96,000 jobs in August, the unemployment rate remains above 8 percent, and more than 350,000 Americans have dropped out... More
  • Bloomberg BNA : Republicans Question Authority, Justification, Use of Treasury's Small Business Definition
    Sep 6, 2012 - Bloomberg BNA: Republicans Question Authority, Justification, Use of Treasury's Small Business Definition The administration is using questionable legal authority in its attempt to change the definition of small business, a move which could skew the impact of current tax policy discussions, top con... More
  • Graves & Ranking Member Snowe Challenge Sec. Geithner on Definition of Small Business
    Sep 6, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the Department’s attempt to change the definition of a small business. In the let... More
  • CQ: GOP Lawmakers Criticize Year-Old Report on Defining ‘Small Business’
    Sep 6, 2012 - CQ: GOP Lawmakers Criticize Year-Old Report on Defining ‘Small Business’ Two GOP lawmakers are angry with Treasury Department officials for a year-old study that offers a narrower definition of “small businesses” than the one often used by Republicans to argue against tax increases on upper-income ... More
  • Rep. Mike Coffman in the Denver Business Journal: Small businesses looking over edge of a fiscal cliff
    Aug 24, 2012 - Small businesses looking over edge of a fiscal cliff By Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chairman, Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations Friday, August 24, 2012 On Jan. 1, 2013, small businesses could be staring down a fiscal cliff of about $600 billion of tax increases ... More
  • Chairman Graves Statement on the CBO Outlook and Fiscal Cliff
    Aug 22, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office report that says a recession is likely next year if Congress fails to act on the fiscal cliff: “I don’t know what could be more convincing to the President and his libera... More
  • Chairman Graves Statement on July Jobs Report
    Aug 3, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 163,000 jobs were created in July, while the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent: “Persistently high unemployment and slowing GDP growth is not the recove... More
  • Chairman Graves in CNBC.com: Stop The Tax Hike On Small Business
    Aug 1, 2012 - Stop The Tax Hike On Small Business By Chairman Sam Graves Wednesday August 1, 2012 This week, America will have the chance to observe two very different paths in Washington. One road would lead to increased taxes on small businesses, with further dragging down the economy; the other would lead to ... More

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