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WASHINGTON, DC— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement on the House passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012:
Here we go again. Gas prices have risen for the last 20 straight days and we are now closing in on $4 gas. It's time for this energy-rich nation to stop acting like an energy-poor nation.
We cannot solve the problem overnight, but we can take action now that will help reduce the price at the pump in the medium and long-term. We need to increase the use of renewable and alternative energy, we need to increase the number of refineries, we need a smart energy conservation plan and we need to keep exploring for energy in America.
By Sam Graves
Over the past 17 years, we can thank small businesses for creating 65 percent of new American jobs. Unfortunately, from 2007 to 2009, the deepest part of the recession, 5.7 million of these jobs were lost.
There are few things in life that seem as unfair as a death tax. After a lifetime of building up your farm or small business, the notion that the federal government is owed anything upon your death is outrageous to me.
By Chairman Sam Graves |
I can't think of a better time to evaluate our nation's environment for entrepreneurship than the National Entrepreneurship Week when we recognize the role of business startups and entrepreneurship in America. |
We all rely on agriculture at least three times a day. From the orange juice you enjoy in the morning to the popcorn that you eat at night, agriculture provides our nourishment each and every day. No matter where you live, your grocery store is filled with produce, fruit, meat and dairy products.
As we get ready to reauthorize the farm bill, I am reminded of one of our country's blessings. We have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world. That is due in large part to the hard work, ingenuity and determination of our farmers and producers.
WASHINGTON— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Allen West (R-FL) today introduced legislation that will help protect small business contractors by addressing unfair contract bundling. The Contractor Opportunity Protection Act (COP) of 2012 restricts the practice of unjustified contract bundling by providing the Small Business Administration (SBA) and third party groups with the ability to appeal an agency's decision to bundle.
WASHINGTON, DC -- House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission's decision to block LightSquared's planned broadband network due to its interference with the Global Positioning System (GPS):
With the mild winter this year, many farmers are starting to worry about how the dry winner will affect planting season. There is enough to worry about without new regulations from Washington.
My colleague and fellow farmer, Blaine Luetkemeyer, and I have in the past secured a federal waiver that ensured the timely delivery of farm supplies for the planting season.