Week Ahead for the Committee: March 5- 9
Committee to Hold Markup on Contracting Bills and Hearing on Rising Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of March 5, 2012.
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 the Committee on Small Business will conduct a markup of its Views and… Read more »
Obama's Keystone Pipeline Nix Worries Small Business
By Jose Pagliery
January 20, 2012
The hopes of some small business owners in the Nebraskan… Read more »
Graves: Small Businesses Will Not “Step Up and Hire” Until They Have Certainty and Relief from Crippling Taxes and Energy Costs
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) appeared on Fox Business' DC Report to discuss May’s disappointing jobs report.
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Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) Talks National Small Business Week on the The Lars Larson Show
“As we [the federal government] continue to make it harder for our small businesses to do business… What does that equal? That equals lost jobs. Every time it cost one of our small businesses more money to adhere to a… Read more »
Small Businesses Severely Hurt by High Energy Prices
by Rep. Sam Graves
April 27, 2011
Over the course of the last two years, the cost of energy has skyrocketed. Since President Barack Obama took office, gas prices have doubled — with some cities averaging over $4 per gallon. These increases are crippling small businesses and American families. In fact, seven out of ten… Read more »
By Brent Engel, Hannibal Courier-Post
President Barack Obama likely will get an earful about cap-and-trade during his visit to the Tri-States. Cap-and-trade is a system of regulating pollution. The federal government would limit the amount of emissions that companies, manufacturers and utilities could produce. The permits could be traded among licensees.
Opponents call it government… Read more »
Yesterday, Fox News’ Glenn Beck held a small business roundtable with small business owners from all over the country. They discussed how President Obama and Speaker Pelosi’s health care reform legislation and the cap and trade tax would devastate small business owners and lead to further job losses.
View Clip Here.
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*** COMMITTEE HEARING ***
Hearing: “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters,” on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 1:00pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office… Read more »
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Hearing – “The State of the Renewable Fuels Industry in the Current Economy”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The State of the Renewable Fuels Industry in the Current Economy” on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will hear testimony from farmers,… Read more »
