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 »
Lawmakers Demand Crackdown on U.S. Program Enriching Wealthy
By Danielle Ivory, Elliot Blair Smith and Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg Government
February 22, 2012
Two top lawmakers on small business matters renewed calls for tougher enforcement of the rules in a program that steers government contracts to… Read more »
Bonuses to Be Cut at Agencies Failing Small Business Under Bill
By Nick Taborek, Bloomberg Government
Thousands of federal government executives risk losing their bonuses under a bill that would establish the first penalties for agencies failing to meet small-business contracting goals.
U.S. Representative Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican who chairs the House Small Business… Read more »
Small Business Committees, Advocates Hesitant to Back Obama’s Restructuring Proposal
By J.D. Harrison, Washington Post
Lawmakers and small business… 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 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 »
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 »
Chairman Graves Slams The DISCLOSE Executive Order on Fox News
“Most of the companies that we asked to testify today declined to do so because they were in fear of retribution from the Administration for just testifying on this particular issue.”
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House Small Business Committee… Read more »
If you want a federal contract, better be nice to Obama
By: Examiner Editorial
President Obama neatly summed up his political philosophy last year when he advised Latinos to "punish our enemies" and "reward our friends" on immigration issues. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., took a brave stand against that philosophy Tuesday, announcing his opposition to a draft… Read more »
