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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after today voting to repeal the Obama-era law known as Dodd-Frank. Graves opposed the bank bailouts after the 2007-08 financial crisis, while also voting against allowing the federal government to bail out the auto industry. H.R. 10 passed the House by a vote of 233-185.
Memorial Day is a time to honor all of those who have given their lives in defense of this country. It reminds us how lucky we are to live free in a land of democracy and opportunity. It also reminds us that this freedom has come at an extraordinarily high cost.
Nothing we do on Memorial Day will bring back those we lost in battle. Scars of families torn about by war fade, but they never heal.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement in response to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's (Blue KC) announcement that it will not offer or renew individual Obamacare plans in 2018. This decision will affect approximately 67,000 Kansas City-area residents, but does not change individual plans that were purchased on or prior to October 1, 2013.
Over the past year, the American people have made it clear that rebuilding our transportation network is a huge priority for this country. And when the people speak, it's on Congress to act.
President Trump has talked at length about a $1 trillion bill to invest in our infrastructure. It's true that we need to rebuild our bridges, repair our roads, refill potholes and rethink our transportation network entirely.
A look into the teaching profession in this country is pretty telling. Our teachers are expected to be highly dedicated, overly qualified, and uniquely skilled capable of managing 30 or more young people while preparing them for productive lives.
Aside from a parent, no one can have a bigger impact on a child than a good teacher. And almost everyone has had a teacher leave a lasting impression on their life. But, somehow, the profession is tremendously underappreciated in this country. That's a disgrace.
This week is the 54th annual National Small Business Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of small businesses to the American economy. North Missouri, like the rest of the country, relies on small businesses to spur growth, put people to work, and put food on our tables.
I've said it over and over again – about 7 of every 10 new jobs in this country come from our small businesses. But the federal government's policies haven't always reflected their value.
Agriculture is one of the few sectors in which America has a trade surplus with other nations. It's even more important to North Missouri - where the economies of so many of our rural communities are driven by farming.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves, along with Representatives Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dan Lipinski (D-IL), and Collin Peterson (D-MN), today introduced the House companion to the Fairness for Pilots Act. A similar version of this legislation was introduced previously as the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2. It builds on the original Pilot's Bill of Rights, which was signed into law into 2012.
We live in a dangerous world. That's undeniable. But it doesn't mean there aren't steps the United States of America can take to make the world a safer place.
Last week more than 80 people were murdered in a horrific chemical weapons attack on the northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. On Thursday night, the United States launched a targeted strike on the airfield in Syria from where that chemical attack was launched.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement in response to last night’s American missile strikes in Syria. Earlier this week more than 80 people were killed in a chemical attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. On Thursday night the United States launched a targeted strike on the airfield in Syria from where that chemical attack was launched.