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I've said before that you cannot tax your way to prosperity. I also believe you cannot tax your way to energy independence. Yet there are still those who want to increase the gas tax or implement a cap and trade-style energy tax to reduce our energy consumption. I believe the best thing to do is increase our supply of American energy.
Here in Missouri's Sixth District, we are helping create American energy. Farmers, and the renewable energy they produce, can play a role in reducing our high energy costs. We also are leading the way in wind production.
Missouri has a long history of producing coal. In fact, the Show Me state was the first state West of the Mississippi to produce coal for commercial use. When it comes to the generation of electricity in the United States, about half of that power is provided by coal.
The coal industry is booming. The United States is one of the world's largest exporters of coal. According to the Energy Information Administration, there is enough coal to last for the next 200 years.
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.