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Chairman Graves Statement on Small Business Surveys
Oct 4, 2012 -
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the third quarter survey of small businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber poll found that 89% say tax increases will hurt their small businesses, 83% will not hire over the n...
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Hearing with CFPB Director Cordray Stresses Regulatory ‘Unintended Consequences’
Aug 1, 2012 -
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Committee on Small Business, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a hearing titled, Know Before You Regulate: The Impact of CFPB Regulations on Small Business. Director Richard Cordray of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified about this new Bureau’...
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Graves: "The Private Sector Builds Businesses and Creates Jobs, Not The Government"
Jul 26, 2012 -
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement on the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 4078), a package of bills that would help to eliminate excessive government regulations that make it harder for small businesses to grow ...
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Committee Hearing Highlights Small Business Strategies in a Recession
Jul 25, 2012 -
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Committee on Small Business, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today showcased success strategies that helped small firms survive the challenging economy. The hearing was titled, Tales of Resilience: Small Business Survival in the Recession. Despite the tough economy, some s...
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Subcommittee Examines Regulations Affecting Marine Industry Small Businesses
Jul 12, 2012 -
The Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations today held a hearing to examine federal policy and regulatory impediments for small businesses in the marine industry. The wide-ranging discussion focused on the effects of regulatory actions by the Department of Labor, the...
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Committee Exposes the EPA’s Regulatory Assault on Small Business
Jun 27, 2012 -
The House Small Business Committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), with a specific focus on the Agency’s Boiler MACT and Lead, Renovation, Repair and Painting regulat...
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Rep. Coffman in the Denver Business Journal: Let’s Reduce Regulations on U.S. Small Businesses
May 25, 2012 -
Let’s Reduce Regulations on U.S. Small Businesses By Rep. Mike Coffman, Chairman, Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations Friday, May 25, 2012 Over the past three years, President Obama has issued several Executive Orders and memos to federal agencies aimed at reduc...
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Chairman Graves in CNBC: What Small Business Is the Next Facebook?
May 17, 2012 -
What Small Business Is the Next Facebook? By Chairman Sam Graves As the financial markets anticipate the initial public offering of social networking megasite Facebook this week, let us take a step back to admire this success story and the entrepreneurial free market system overall. The Facebook IP...
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Graves and Tipton Applaud the Reversal on DOL Youth Labor Rule
Apr 27, 2012 -
Graves and Tipton Applaud the Reversal on DOL Youth Labor Rule WASHINGTON, DC—House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s reversal of its harmfully intrusive rule on youth labor on family farms: “This Committ...
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Subcommittees Examine Carcinogen Classification Process and Small Business
Apr 25, 2012 -
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology today joined the Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight in holding a hearing to examine how the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Toxicology Program Report on Carcinogen classifica...
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