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A wise person once said, "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result." Well, if you look at the current approach of not enforcing our laws, not securing our borders, and ignoring the will of the people, it is nothing short of insanity. Unfortunately, this is the approach we have come to expect out of the Obama Administration and liberals in Washington.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) today welcomed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to Missouri by introducing H.R. 5034, the Stop the EPA Act. As Administrator McCarthy travels the state this week in an attempt to sell the Administration's radical agenda to farmers and property owners, Congressman Graves has offered comprehensive legislation to protect middle class families and small businesses from an out-of-control and aggressive EPA regulatory agenda.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) today joined with 32 Members of Congress in a letter calling on President Obama to get serious about the crisis along America's border with Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) made the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare violates employers' right to religious freedom:
"Today's ruling tells us what we already know: our big and ever-growing government is out of control, and Obamacare is far too overreaching and flawed to stand as law of the land. I'm pleased that the Court ruled in defense of our First Amendment rights under the Constitution."
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The United States is an energy rich nation that continues to act like an energy poor nation. During one of our busiest travel periods of the year, it is important to focus on policies that will drive down costs at the gas pump.
This week, the House of Representatives passed three bills intended to lower gas prices, create good-paying jobs, and unlock domestic sources of energy. We can do that right here at home, without looking to nations overseas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), House Small Business Committee Chairman, this week voted in support of several measures to lower gas prices, create good-paying jobs, and achieve long-term energy independence for the U.S.
"What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector?" Mark Twain once asked. "The taxidermist takes only your skin."
President Reagan once said that our "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." 28 years later, anyone who cashes a paycheck, files their taxes, or even picks up the local newspaper knows that these words ring true just as they did in 1986.