Dear Friends,
Our Committee continued its work this week to help level the playing field for small business contracting opportunities. On Thursday, our Committee passed five contracting bills that are now ready to be considered by the full House. These bills are the product of over 10 Committee hearings where we heard directly from small business owners about their frustrations with the federal procurement system.
With the federal government spending over half a trillion dollars on federal contracts each year (and $100 billion already spent in just the first three months of this year), we must ensure that not only do small businesses have just as much opportunity as their larger counterparts to compete, but that taxpayer dollars are used wisely and efficiently. The bills passed by our Committee earlier this month will help accomplish this.
In other news this week, today marks the second anniversary of ObamaCare. Sadly, what we knew and what small businesses feared from the beginning has proven to be true— the onslaught of employer mandates and taxes have hindered small business growth and their ability to hire employees. That is why yesterday House Republicans took another step— 26 total to date— to dismantle and defund the law by repealing the health care rationing board through H.R. 5.
It is steps like these that will remove Washington roadblocks and help get us back on the road to recovery.
Sam Graves
Chairman
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