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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves made the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, which passed with bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Sam Graves released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, which would restore the traditional 40-hour definition of "full-time employment" as it relates to the employer mandate under Obamacare. H.R 30 is identical to legislation passed by the House last year that was never taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves made the following statement after voting to protect our veterans from damaging effects of the President's healthcare law.
"I am proud that the House to action took allow more of our small businesses to hire our returning heroes," said Rep. Graves. "Under Obamacare, small businesses are penalized for hiring more than 50 employees at full-time hours. This legislation exempts our veterans from this provision," he continued.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves made the following statement after voting to fund the government through fiscal year 2015.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves made the following statement after being appointed to serve on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC).
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves made the following statement after voting for H.R. 5759, the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act. This legislation upholds that, except within strict constitutional limits, the President does not have the authority to exempt or defer removal of persons unlawfully present in the United States.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, House Small Business Committee Chairman, made the following statement after President Obama unilaterally issued an executive order to effectively grant amnesty to an estimated four million illegal immigrants.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, House Small Business Committee Chairman, made the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to build the Keystone XL Pipeline.
"I am proud to have once again voted in favor of building the Keystone XL Pipeline," said Rep. Graves. "The Keystone XL Pipeline will create good-paying American jobs and lower energy prices," he continued.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, House Small Business Committee Chairman, made the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report showing enrollment for the state-operated Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), created by the Affordable Care Act, fell significantly short of expectations.