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  • Graves: State of Small Business Economy Hearing Sets Growth Agenda for 113th Congress
    Feb 13, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today led a hearing on the State of the Small Business Economy, a day after the President’s State of the Union address. The hearing was the first of the 113th Congress for the Committee and will help guide the Committee as it examines a varie... More
  • Chairman Graves Thanks Exiting SBA Administrator Mills
    Feb 11, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement upon the announcement that Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, is stepping down for the President’s second term: “I appreciated working with Administrator Mills, and wish her... More
  • Graves Adds Individual Mandate Proposed Rule to Small Biz Reg Watch
    Feb 7, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that a new proposed rule, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Health Care Individual Mandate, has been added to the Committee’s new online resource, “Small Biz Reg Watch.” Small Biz Reg Watch is a new initiative of the Committe... More
  • Graves Backs Budget Bill to Require a PLAN
    Feb 6, 2013 - WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today voted for the Require a PLAN Act, H.R. 444, which passed 253-167, and called on President Obama to put forward a serious fiscal plan without further delay. For nearly four years, the Senate has failed to pass a budget,... More
  • Graves Announces Small Business Committee Regulatory Watch
    Jan 31, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced “Small Biz Reg Watch”, a new initiative of the Committee to help small businesses participate in the development of federal regulations. An online resource on the Committee’s website will highlight proposed regulations that co... More
  • Graves' Statement on GDP Report
    Jan 30, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement in response to the report that the economy contracted at a rate of 0.1% during the fourth quarter of 2012: “Is this stunt in economic growth really a surprise? Anti-growth policies and an anti-business Whi... More
  • Graves Announces Subcommittee Chairmen for Small Business Committee
    Jan 8, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the Committee’s Subcommittee Chairmen for the 113th Congress. “I am pleased to announce these five hardworking, knowledgeable Members of Congress will lead our Subcommittees for the next two years,” Graves said. “Each of these... More
  • Small Business Contracting Reform Signed Into Law
    Jan 3, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the President signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA), which includes contracting reform legislation reported by the House Small Business Committee: “Today marks the cul... More
  • Graves Welcomes New and Returning Members of House Small Business Committee
    Jan 3, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the new and returning Republican Members of the House Small Business Committee for the 113th Congress. “I am pleased to announce the Members of the Small Business Committee for the 113th Congress,” Graves said. “There are many... More
  • Small Business Contracting Reform Is One Step Closer To Becoming Law
    Dec 20, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report, which includes contracting reform legislation reported by the Small Business Committee that will help increase contractin... More

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