Press Releases
KANSAS CITY, MO – House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today hosted a Small Business Expo in Kansas City, Missouri, to highlight some of the opportunities and challenges for small business owners in this economy.
River can be resource if managed properly
By Sam Graves
St. Joseph News-Press
The Expo will be held May 13, 2012 from 8:00 am-1:00 pm at the KCPD Regional Police Training Academy, 6885 N.E. Pleasant Valley Road, Kansas City, Missouri. Please see the attached flyers for more information. To participate, please contact Shawna Searcy at (816) 792-3976 or shawna.searcy@mail.house.gov.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), a member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement after today's vote by the House of Representatives to address the furloughs of air traffic controllers by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) received an update on the status of flooding in towns along the Mississippi River during a conference call with local officials, business owners, and farmers today.
By U.S. REP. SAM GRAVES
Special to The Star
The City Council recently gave the go-ahead to study a proposed new airport.
As I have written in this paper before, I am a fan of the current three-terminal design, as are the majority of Kansas Citians.
A recent poll found that 70 percent of local residents favor keeping KCI as is.
Calls on Congress to Recognize National Teacher Appreciation Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) issued the following statement regarding the two explosions that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today Army Chaplain (Captain) Father Emil J. Kapaun was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House.
Legislation restores disaster assistance programs that had expired