Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Sam Graves [R, MO-6]

American colleges have become polarizing institutions

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke at Clemson. Missouri Rep. Sam Graves spoke at the University of Missouri. No Republican official spoke outside of his home state. When one expands to former

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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

The Obamacare myth about small business

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...staff with the time and expertise to deal with the new system. It's a huge drain on these smaller firms," wrote U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), House Small Business Committee chair, in a recent editorial for The Washington Times. Why so much focus on so f

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Government Owes Small Businesses More than $3 Million

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...the bargain, small businesses are discouraged from competing and taxpayers lose the benefits of government efficiency,” said Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., in releasing the findings Thursday. Graves did note, however, the GSA had admitted the error and would

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GSA Underpaid Small Business Contractors, House Probe Finds

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...of dollars saved did not account for paying some of these firms the $2,500 they would be owed under their contracts,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said in a statement. Flickr user republicanconference The General Services Administration erred in administer

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Holder testimony today: What tech needs to watch - High noon nears for H-1B battle - ECPA reform proponents eye path forward - America Invents Act to get Hill critique

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...but watch for complaints about patent trolls to be a key contour of discussion this afternoon. Committee Chairman Sam Graves, for example, is expected to draw attention to the issue and call for balance between the need of patent holders to be able to m

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Camp, Baucus revive '86 ‘Write Rosty’ campaign - Driving the day: Republicans push forward debt prioritization - Scoop: Rep. Sam Graves drops trade legislation focused on small businesses

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...2015. FIRST IN MORNING TAX TRADE: GRAVES SEES A SMALL BUSINESS, TRADE PROBLEM. House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.), along with Reps. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade Chairman S

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Pompeo introduces legislation he says will help light aircraft industry

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...improve safety and increase innovation, Pompeo said in a statement. The bill is cosponsored by Dan Lipinski, D-Illinois; Sam Graves, R-Missouri; Todd Rokita, R-Indiana; and Rick Nolan, D-Minnesota. The average small plane in the U.S. is 40 years old, ac

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Political baggage may ground KCI renovation plan

2013-04-29T01:00:00Z

...the present three-terminal design for a single terminal include a grass-roots organization called Savekci.org, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., and The Show-Me Institute. Conservative political consultant Jeff Roe told The Star that a poll from August showe

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Political turbulence rattles plans for a single-terminal KCI

2013-04-27T01:00:00Z

...more information before they make up their minds. Of course, its possible to change public opinion, Gray said. • U.S. Rep. Sam Graves. The congressman, who represents the district where the airport is located and who serves on a House aviation subcomm

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Well, La Di Da: Congress Fixes Furloughs in Time to Fly Home for Weekend, Lets Everyone Else’s Pain from Sequester Fester

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...after Huerta appeared in person to lay out the reasons the Obama administration says it can’t blunt the impact of the cuts. Sam Graves [R-MO] may have best summed up GOP frustration with the administration's days of alarms that the automatic cuts will

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Ugly On The Outside

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...racist pig Jo Bonner (R-AL) would be representing Scout Finch in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird and GOP dullard Sam Graves (R-MO) would be Tom Sawyer's congressmember. Tonight's music (above) has been provided by Knoxville's Judybats. Not enough mus

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SBA administrator's big budget proposal faces criticism

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...and successsful programs — most notably the Kansas City-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac program. Missouri Rep. Sam Graves was an outspoken critic of Mills' budget proposals for programs not authorized by Congress, the report says. He

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Why the postal service doesn’t deliver

2013-04-21T01:00:00Z

...forbade the change. The politicians' constituents like getting their mail six days a week. “The USPS does need reform,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., told the Kansas City Star. “However, reducing core services is not a long-term plan. I worry that reduc

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U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen Mills: Sequester hurting shipbuilding suppliers

2013-04-20T01:00:00Z

...dollar that comes to the Small Business Administration is tied to things that will help small businesses," Mills said. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., in a letter dated April 3 to Mills , questioned how the agency plans to conduct its core functions in a t

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A post-Post Office America

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...days a week. "They don't want a cut in Saturday delivery," Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., told me. "The USPS does need reform," Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., told the Kansas City Star. "However, reducing core services is not a long-term plan. I worry that reducin

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America Doesn't Need a Government-Run Postal Service

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

Lawmaker Wants Proof Agencies are Complying With New Small Business Rules

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...the changes,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., wrote. Kelley McCall/AP file photo House Small Business Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., on Tuesday stepped up pressure on agencies to comply with new rules requiring them to elevate their Small and Disa

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New John Stossel for 04/17/2013

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

Bill would drop corps' Mo. River wildlife focus

2013-04-13T01:00:00Z

...list of eight authorized purposes for which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can undertake a river management project. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves said in a news release that doing so would allow the corps to focus on navigation and flood management. The corps

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