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 »

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) in Missouri’s St. Joe News Press: “Estate tax opponents speak out” and “Estate tax measure passes House” • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) spoke on the House Floor about the estate tax and small business. • Ranking… 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 (R-MO) in Government Executive: “GAO finds extensive fraud in disabled veteran-owned small biz program” • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) in The Hill: “Lawmakers say broadband grants should be more accessible to small… Read more »

Opening Statement for Hearing on Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its Programs Sam Graves Ranking Member Committee on Small Business United States House of Representatives Washington, DC  November 19, 2009 I would like to thank the Chairwoman for holding this important hearing today on Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its programs.  I look… Read more »

News from Ranking Member Sam Graves and Committee Republicans: (Please send any member media activity to angela.landers@mail.house.gov) • Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) all spoke out on the House… Read more »

Opening Statement Ranking Member Sam Graves House Committee on Small Business Hearing: “Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farms” November 4, 2009   Madam Chairwoman, thank you for calling this hearing on the very important topic of the estate tax.  Special thanks to our witnesses who have taken time from their busy… Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled "Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farmers." The hearing will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2360 Rayburn House Office Building.  The Committee will evaluate ways to improve current laws to ensure that small firms can… Read more »

By Grace-Marie Turner, New York Post Small businesses have the highest hopes for health reform, but they'd be big losers under the bills Congress is debating. For more than 20 years, small-business owners have listed health costs as their No. 1 concern. But leading "reform" bills would make things worse -- ballooning expenses for firms that now offer insurance and slamming companies… Read more »