Friends: Upon receiving the latest unemployment data for February, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, “Today is a big day in America.  Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is good.” Now, I don’t know about you, but I believe that 36,000 people losing their jobs last month is unacceptable, plain and simple.  Americans are dealing with the toughest economy in decades, and… Read more »

Friends: This week in Washington, the Administration and Majority leaders renewed their push for a job-killing government takeover of health care.  The President has indicated that he wants Congress to pass a bill by March 18th, despite the fact that the American people have rallied against the legislation.  As currently structured, the health care reform plan would place a severe strain… Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business will hold a markup on the Committee’s Views and Estimates of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.  The markup will take place on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2360 Rayburn House Office Building. WHAT:   Markup of the Committee’s Views and Estimates of the Small              … Read more »

News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to Kelly.Hoffman@mail.house.gov) • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) in the American Chronicle “GOP rebuffs details of Obama health plan” • Rep. Steve King (R-IA) op-ed “True economic stimulus can be achieved with FairTax” • Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) spoke on the House floor about small… Read more »

News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to Kelly.Hoffman@mail.house.gov) • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) on increasing the debt limit in the St. Joe News • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) “Opposes Increasing Debt Limit” • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO)  “Lawmakers find fault with budget plan” in the St. Joe… Read more »

News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to Kelly.Hoffman@mail.house.gov) • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) “Reaction to the State of the Union” • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) spoke on the House floor on H.R. 4508 "To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small… Read more »

News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to Kelly.Hoffman@mail.house.gov) • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) to “Host Small Business Expo” • Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) discussed health care transparency “On The Record With Greta Van Susteren” • Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland (R-GA) “In one year, Obama packs on the freshman… Read more »

By Ken Newton, St. Joseph News-Press When Congressman Sam Graves hears about fiscal responsibility in Washington, his attitude is: Don’t hold your breath. Trouble is, he says, businesses are holding their breath waiting to see what new taxes might affect them. “A lot of businesses don’t want to add jobs because they don’t know what’s going to happen around the corner,” the lawmaker… Read more »

Small Business Friends - The House has completed its work for the year.  It has been an extremely challenging year especially for our small business owners.  While there have been some positive legislative initiatives from our Committee, the majority leadership in the House has continued to push an agenda that hurts small businesses.  The health care bill, cap and trade, runaway… Read more »

News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to angela.landers@mail.house.gov) • Ranking Member Sam Graves in Missouri’s St. Joe News Press: “Obama plans tax cuts; some skeptical” • Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland (R-GA) “The bailout that never ends” • Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) “Joins Panama Caucus to Promote Jobs in Florida” • Rep.… Read more »