If you want a federal contract, better be nice to Obama By: Examiner Editorial President Obama neatly summed up his political philosophy last year when he advised Latinos to "punish our enemies" and "reward our friends" on immigration issues. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., took a brave stand against that philosophy Tuesday, announcing his opposition to a draft… Read more »

Lawmakers Take Issue With White House Proposal on Political Donations Fox News Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle aired their grievances Thursday about a draft proposal from the White House that makes federal contractors disclose their political contributions. "Doing this ahead of the fact; doing this ahead of the contract award and having that information out there can serve no… Read more »

Small Firms Need New Markets  By Rep. Sam Graves May 9, 2011   Navigating the trials of international trade barriers is akin to “watching a cow poke its head through a sharp barbwire fence and struggle to get that next piece of greenery,” said John Taylor, President of T-Tech Inc., a leading manufacturer of printed circuit board prototyping systems. Located in Norcross,… Read more »

    Small Businesses Severely Hurt by High Energy Prices by Rep. Sam Graves April 27, 2011 Over the course of the last two years, the cost of energy has skyrocketed. Since President Barack Obama took office, gas prices have doubled — with some cities averaging over $4 per gallon. These increases are crippling small businesses and American families. In fact, seven out of ten… Read more »

  Tax Simplification Will Help Small Business Thrive by Rep. Sam Graves April 20, 2011   As the April 18 IRS deadline passed, many American families and small-business owners breathed a collective sigh of relief after the stress of getting their taxes filed on time.  The United States tax code is a complex and contradictory… Read more »

  Republicans Find More to Cut From the S.B.A. Budget By Robb Mandelbaum  March 18, 2011 In April, House Republicans plan to lay out the broad outlines of their budget to fund the federal government for 2012, but this week the chairman of the House Small Business Committee revealed his spending priorities for the Small Business… Read more »

  Tough Choices on SBA Budget By Kent Hoover, Portfolio The House Small Business Committee doesn’t like much of anything the Small Business Administration has done over the past two years. This dissatisfaction could cost the agency nearly $100 million. That’s how much the committee recommends be cut from the SBA’s $985 million budget request for next year. These reductions can be… Read more »

House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) has released the following statement on the President’s proposal to repeal the Bush-era tax cuts, moments after chairing a hearing on the burden of the current tax code and the difficulty that entrepreneurs have in complying with it: “With an unemployment rate hovering around 9 percent, it is simply bad policy to raise taxes on… Read more »

  Lawmakers: SBIR Reauthorization Will Spur Job Growth By Kate Rogers April 07, 2011 The House of Representatives’ Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology met Thursday for a hearing on "Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation." At the center of the hearing was a push from both House Democrats and Republicans to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation… Read more »

Lawmakers: SBIR Reauthorization Will Spur Job Growth By Kate Rogers April 07, 2011 The House of Representatives’ Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology met Thursday for a hearing on "Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation." At the center of the hearing was a push from both House Democrats and Republicans to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research… Read more »