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Washington, DC— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today held a full committee hearing to examine the National Export Strategy and the effect that bureaucratic obstacles are having on small exporters.
WASHINGTON, DC— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the following statement after the House passed the Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act (H.R. 2608) by voice-vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Graves today announced that he, and a bipartisan group of tencolleagues from Missouri and Kansas, will serve on a five-state congressional working group that will provide lower basin river communities with a united voice when it comes to management of the Missouri River.
When the president signs an act of Congress into law, federal agencies are required to abide by it. However, this has not been the case with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which federal agencies continue to ignore time and time again.
Last summer, the president lauded a supposed "recovery summer" initiative that celebrated the "success" of the administration's stimulus plan. However, during that span of time, the U.S. economy shed jobs for three straight months, and unemployment edged up to 9.6 percent.
(Washington, D.C) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves' first amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill passed on a 216-190 vote. The amendment transferred $1 million in funds from the Missouri River Recovery Program to the Operations and Maintenance Account to be used for levee maintenance. The U.S.
Printed in Politico.
The clock has run out.
On July 1, the European Union-South Korea free trade agreement goes into effect. Then, on Aug. 15, the Colombia-Canada free trade agreement will take effect — leaving U.S. small businesses at a competitive disadvantage in the international marketplace.
(Washington D.C.) The majority of Missouri's Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to the President asking him to approve of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon's request for emergency assistance for those counties affected by flooding.
Originally published in Politico.
By Rep. Sam Graves and Rep. Mike Mulvaney (SC-5)
Imagine you own a business that puts a new roof on the local high school. After you do the work, the school pays only 97 percent of what it owes you. Why? On the off chance you may not pay your federal taxes.
Originally published in The Hill.