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 that can't afford the benefit. The… 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), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), and Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 3854 Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 • Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) in Congress Daily:… Read more »

*** COMMITTEE HEARING *** Hearing: “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation” WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation,”on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:00 am in Room 2360 of… Read more »

Opening Statement for Hearing on “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation” Sam Graves Ranking Member Committee on Small Business United States House of Representatives Washington, DC  October 28, 2009 Good morning and thank you for participating in today’s committee hearing reviewing the broadband provisions in the… Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation,”on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:00 am in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will review steps to advance broadband deployment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) will be a guest on Fox Business’ America’s Nightly Scoreboard, Tuesday, October 27, during the second half of the show between 6:30 and 7 p.m. CDT.  Luetkemeyer will discuss the state of small businesses and the economy.   Luetkemeyer, a freshman, is a member of the House Small Business Committee and is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural… 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, Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), and Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) held a press conference with small business owners… Read more »

Opening Statement for Markup on The Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 Sam Graves Ranking Member Committee on Small Business United States House of Representatives Washington, DC  October 21, 2009 Good morning.  Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for holding this markup.  I appreciate your leadership on this issue and commend you for working in a bipartisan manner on… Read more »

House Republicans will hold a press conference on Thursday, October 22, 2009, to discuss how House Democrats’ costly government takeover of health care will lead to massive tax increases, job-killing mandates, fewer choices and restricted competition for small businesses.  Small business owners in attendance will speak out on how current health care legislation will negatively impact… Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business will mark up legislation affecting access to capital programs. The markup will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2360 Rayburn House Office Building. WHAT:          Markup of Access to Capital legislation WHEN:           Wednesday, October 21, 2009                           10:00 a.m. WHERE:         2360 Rayburn House… Read more »