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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 (R-MO) op-ed in The Hill: “This Halloween has tricks but no treats for small businesses” • Ranking Member Sam Graves appeared on “The Steve Malzberg Show.” Listen here. • Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)“Seeks to Create New…

Hearing: “The State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery.”

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*** COMMITTEE HEARING*** Hearing: “The State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery.” WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery,” on…

Hearing: “The State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery”

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Hearing:  “The State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery” WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery,” on Wednesday, October 7, 2009…

Small Biz Straight Talk

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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 (R-MO) on tax relief for small businesses in St. Joe News. • Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) spoke out on the House floor on health care and small business. • Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) will hold Myakka City and Wauchula Town…

Small Biz Straight Talk

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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 spoke on the Floor in support of H.R. 3614, to extend SBIR and other SBA programs.  View his remarks here on YouTube. • Rep. Vern Buchanan won Florida's 9th annual SBDC small business award.  View the video footage…

“The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.”

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Hearing: “The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.” WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting & Technology, will hold a hearing entitled, “The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.,” on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 12:30pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House…

“The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.”

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Hearing: “The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.” WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting & Technology, will hold a hearing entitled, “The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.,” on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 12:30pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House…

“The Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Businesses and Community Lenders.”

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Hearing: “The Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Businesses and Community Lenders” WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Businesses and Community Lenders,” on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 1:00pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  The Committee will…

In Case You Missed It: H.R. 3614 Passes and Extends SBIR and other SBA Programs to Small Businesses

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Today Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) of the House Small Business Committee spoke on the Floor in support of H.R. 3614.  The bill will extend all of the Small Business Administration (SBA) programs currently scheduled to expire on September 30, 2009 through October 31, 2009.  Included in the extension is a correction to the America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) loan program giving small…

Opening Statement for Hearing on: The Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Business and Community Lenders

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Opening Statement for Hearing on The Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Business and Community Lenders Sam Graves Ranking Member Committee on Small Business United States House of Representatives Washington, DC  September 23, 2009 I would like to thank the Chairwoman for holding this important hearing on the debate that will occur about restructuring…