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President Reagan once famously stated that, "government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." I couldn't agree more. I've long said that government does not create jobs. What government can do is enact policies that set the table for economic growth and provide certainty to small businesses.
Sam Graves Welcomes New Jobs to the Kansas City Metro Area
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), House Small Business Committee Chairman, today made the following statement as the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant announced the hiring of 1,200 new full-time employees.
Sam Graves Statement on Attorney General Eric Holder's Resignation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), House Small Business Committee Chairman, released the following statement after the announcement that Eric Holder will be resigning as Attorney General of the United States.
There was a time when even liberals in Washington understood that our focus must be on jobs. "It's the economy, stupid," as one top strategist in the Clinton Administration famously said when talking about what is most important to the American people. I wish the current Administration understood this. Instead of clinging to the failed policies of more government spending and unnecessary regulations, they should follow our lead in pursuing common sense legislation to help put Americans back to work.
Sam Graves Votes to Lower Energy Costs and Create More American Jobs
Graves Mobile Office Hours
WASHINGTON – A member of U.S. Congressman Sam Graves' staff is holding Mobile Office stops. Graves' Mobile Office will tour the district giving constituents the opportunity to speak with a member of his staff.
Growing up in a small north Missouri town like Tarkio, we learned from an early age the importance of doing what you say you will do and always keeping your word. Unfortunately for millions of Americans, President Obama has fallen short on keeping his word. We all remember President Obama's promise that "if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." This has turned out to be yet another in a long line of empty promises at best and an outright falsehood at worst. Obamacare has become nothing more than a series of delays and broken promises.
Sam Graves Votes to Protect 6th District Missourians Access to Quality Health Plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), House Small Business Committee Chairman, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3522, the Employee Healthcare Protection Act, to ensure that 6th District Missourians can keep the health plan of their choice.
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Small businesses are skeptical of the EPA's ‘trust us' message
September 9, 2014
Rep. Sam Graves
The Hill
Sam Graves Statement on Vote to Protect 6th District Missourians from Overreaching Federal Agency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), House Small Business Committee Chairman, released the following statement after voting to protect the American people from an overreaching EPA water rule.