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Originally published in The Hill.
On Tuesday, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a small business advocacy group, released their monthly small business optimism index. As expected, the index dropped for the third consecutive month. The report of more than 700 randomly sampled small businesses in NFIB's membership signaled that our nation's most robust job creators are struggling as they fight their way through our nation's sluggish recovery.
(Washington) An invitation issued by U.S. Congressman Sam Graves and U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins to tour areas likely to be affected by the floods has been accepted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Graves and Jenkins will be accompanied by Col. Anthony Hoffman, Commander of the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and several other officials on Friday.
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent two men on an expedition to explore the interior of the country, then known as the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark set off from St. Louis up the Missouri River looking for a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. They did not find it. This was not the last time that the Missouri River would confound our government.
(Washington) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves is encouraging people preparing for rising flood waters to visit his official website containing flood resource links through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(Washington) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, along with Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02), requested today that the Division Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personally visit areas along the Missouri River expected to flood. The invitation to Brigadier General John McMahon is intended to provide a first-hand look at the impact of river management.
Graves and Jenkins will personally show the commander farms, homes and businesses that will be affected and introduce constituents whose property will be damaged.
WASHINGTON, DC— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today held a full committee hearing to examine access to capital needed by small businesses to grow and create jobs. Small business owners and bank lenders testified to the many challenges they are facing when deciding to expand or to lend money.
(Washington) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves has asked the Corps of Engineers to slow down their plans to release record amounts of water from upstream dams later this month. In a phone call Tuesday evening to Brigadier General John McMahon, Graves expressed his concern that the water being released upstream will likely result in significant flooding in Missouri.
Americans pause this week as we observe Memorial Day. No doubt many Americans will take advantage of the holiday to enjoy the outdoors. Some will attend cookouts with their neighbors; others will use the long weekend to visit family and friends. Americans work hard and they will no doubt enjoy a little extra time to spend with friends and family.
You may have noticed at the store you can now buy a little bottle that promises to give you five hours of energy. I don't know whether it actually works or not. I do know that the United States needs an energy boost, but there is no magic bottle to do it. The only solution is to increase our domestic production.
By Sam Graves
Republished from Foxnews.com
This week marks the 48th annual National Small Business Week, a recognized time to celebrate the contributions of small businesses to the economic well-being of America. Republican Members of the House Small Business Committee will celebrate American small firms by holding forums and listening sessions in Congressional districts across America this week.