GOP Appropriator Determined to Stop Proposed Revisions to Child Labor Law
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
A senior Republican appropriator on Thursday vowed to stop the Labor Department from revising agriculture-safety rules for child workers, despite the agency’s decision to reconsider a proposal that farmers and rural lawmakers said could adversely affect family operations.
“I… Read more »
Proposed DOL Child Labor Regs Draw Fire From All Sides
Agripulse
The Department of Labor is likely to be in the hot seat Thursday when a House subcommittee
reviews proposed regulations that could restrict how children work on U.S. farms and ranches.
The plan, which has generated more than 10,000 public comments, is drawing fire from… 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 »
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 »
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 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 »
