Washington Post “On Small Business” columnist Gene Marks is out today with his list of the 19 most influential people in Washington who impact small business, naming Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) one of the top advocates for America’s small businesses in the nation’s capital. Chairman Chabot… Read more »

At the Small Business Committee, we make it our job to understand what’s helping and hurting those small businesses that employ roughly half of the private sector and support every community in America. So when new technology impacts every person who holds a major credit card and the more than 20 million small businesses that accept them, we should talk about it. This month, the… Read more »

Over the weekend, USA TODAY took a look at how President Obama uses executive power over federal contracts to carry out his agenda. "It's completely in line with his sort of pen-and-phone philosophy. Obama is trying to impose his will through his bureaucracy," said Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, the chairman of the House Small Business… Read more »

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On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. the Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing titled: ​ "How Tax Compliance Obligations Hinder Small Business Growth." The hearing will be held in 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine the tax compliance burden facing small firms and examine the effectiveness of actions taken by the Internal Revenue… Read more »

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Who’s in-charge of overseeing the SBA? An Interview With Chairman Chabot by Marc Prosser  The House Small Business Committee oversees the Small Business Administration. Recently, the Committee acquired a new Chairman, Congressman Steve Chabot of Ohio. While new to the chairmanship, Congressman Chabot has been serving on the Committee for 19 years. I had the chance to interview the… Read more »

Chabot: Small Businesses Need Trade Priorities and Accountability  from Washington As seen in the Washington Examiner Ninety-nine percent of American companies are actually small businesses, and they employ over half of the entire American workforce. When you stop and consider the fact that only two out of every 100 of those companies participate in international trade, it's obvious… Read more »

15 Things That Remind You How Long It's Been  Since The Last Major Tax Reform The tax code hasn't been overhauled since 1986 under President Ronald Reagan. ​That was nearly 30 years ago!​ A lot has changed since then. See for yourself with these 1986 throwbacks. 1. The Legend of Zelda​ was released by Nintendo. The ​Halo​ of its… Read more »

ICYMI: Despite Birthday Celebrations, the Blistering Truth About Obamacare and Small Businesses WASHINGTON - In the lead-up to the Obama administration's self-congratulatory celebration of the 5th anniversary of Obamacare today, national newspapers this weekend published a blistering account from the Associated Press of the law's crippling affect on American small… Read more »