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Our country is great because of legal immigration, not in spite of it. America is a nation of immigrants, and we are enriched and strengthened as a nation by our diversity. However, we are also a nation of laws and have a duty to uphold those laws. Amnesty rewards those who have cheated the system and punishes those who played by the rules in seeking the freedoms we are all fortunate to enjoy.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves made the following statement after voting for H.R. 5759, the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act. This legislation upholds that, except within strict constitutional limits, the President does not have the authority to exempt or defer removal of persons unlawfully present in the United States.
Death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin told us that these are the only two certainties in life. Taxes may be a certainty, but paying taxes doesn't need to be nearly as complex and difficult as it is today.
I believe that we need a tax code that is simple, fair and promotes economic growth. Right now, our tax code does none of those things. With over 54,000 pages and 2.8 million words in our tax code, there is a lot of confusion. I believe that we need fewer rules, loopholes and alternative minimums. We shouldn't have different rules for different groups.
"The notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order – that's just not the case. Congress passes the law. The executive branch's job is to enforce and implement those laws." These are President Obama's own words on immigration in March of 2011.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, House Small Business Committee Chairman, made the following statement after President Obama unilaterally issued an executive order to effectively grant amnesty to an estimated four million illegal immigrants.
As your representative, job creation and affordable energy are two of my top priorities in Congress. The Keystone XL pipeline promotes both of these priorities, and I believe that we must authorize this truly "shovel-ready" project as soon as possible.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, House Small Business Committee Chairman, made the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to build the Keystone XL Pipeline.
"I am proud to have once again voted in favor of building the Keystone XL Pipeline," said Rep. Graves. "The Keystone XL Pipeline will create good-paying American jobs and lower energy prices," he continued.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, House Small Business Committee Chairman, made the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report showing enrollment for the state-operated Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), created by the Affordable Care Act, fell significantly short of expectations.
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers," President John F. Kennedy once said. This Veteran's Day, we once again reveal the character of this great nation by pausing to honor and remember the tremendous courage and sacrifice of those who have served in our armed forces.
Great American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison once said, "Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure." While the economy has made modest gains, in spite of the job-killing policies of this administration, I don't believe we can be satisfied with where we are.
Unemployment remains unacceptably high and the national debt is over $18 trillion. This is not what recovery looks like.