G000546 1963-11-07 1099 1415 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/graves/contact.shtml 6 202-225-8221 Samuel 'r':4 '-6':6 'mo':5 'rep':1 'sam':9 'grave':3,8,11 'samuel':2,7,10 M 400158 Graves Sam_Graves B. Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6] 322 Sam N00013323 6002 Republican 202-225-7041 Baptist MO Sam Samuel Graves 6.5 http://www.house.gov/graves 400158 Person rep\. Thu Nov 19 10:35:43 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...lawmakers the wrong way. It was assailed by the Ethics Committee for what that panel called a "fundamentally flawed" probe of Rep. Sam Graves (R., Mo.) in a possible conflict-of-interest case. It was the OCE's first public review of a lawmaker's actions 'r':28 'mo':29 'ask':2 'oce':41 'rep':25 'sam':26 'way':7 'call':19 'case':37 'flaw':22 'ethic':13 'first':43 'grave':27 'panel':18 'probe':23 'wrong':6 'action':50 'assail':10 'inquir':52 'lawmak':4,48 'public':44 'review':45 'editori':1 'possibl':32 'committe':14 'conflict':34 'interest':36 'question':3 'fundament':21 'philadelphia':51 'conflict-of-interest':33 6735744 true true daylife Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/ OK http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20091119_Editorial__Asking_questions.html 400158 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 21:46:51 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...on ways to improve the stimulus fund bidding process, Committee Chair Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and ranking member Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), wrote: "It is the Committee's recommendation that funds should be targeted to areas which are first "unse 'd':29 'm':26 'n':30 'r':39 'y':31 'mo':40 'bid':20 'd-n':28 'rep':24,35 'sam':36 'uns':58 'way':14 'area':12,54 'back':5 'busi':3 'fund':9,19,49 'hous':1 'news':60 'r-mo':38 'rank':33 'chair':23 'first':57 'focus':6 'grave':37 'nydia':25 'remot':11 'small':2 'wrote':41 'improv':16 'member':34 'target':52 'process':21 'committe':4,22,45 'stimulus':18 'broadband':8 'recommend':47 'velázquez':27 'multichannel':59 6720655 true true daylife Multichannel News http://www.multichannel.com/ OK http://www.multichannel.com/article/389428-House_Small_Business_Committee_Backs_Focus_On_Broadband_Funding_For_Remote_Areas.php?rssid=20061 400158 Person congress Mon Nov 16 10:35:50 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...scrutinized By DAVID GOLDSTEIN and LESLEY CLARK McClatchy Washington Bureau Graves More News WASHINGTON | Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and tr 'tr':43 'eas':40 'rep':22 'sam':23 'cuba':4 'news':19 'clark':13 'david':9 'grave':1,17,24 'posit':2 'rural':29 'trade':41 'bureau':16 'farmer':26 'lesley':12 'consist':37 'scrutin':6,7 'support':38 'district':33 'missouri':31 'goldstein':10 'mcclatchi':14 'northwest':30 'republican':21 'washington':15,20 'congression':32 'kansascity.com':44 6709375 true true daylife KansasCity.com http://www.kansascity.com/ OK http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/1572213.html 400158 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 21:39:35 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Sam Graves says he's against legislation requiring almost every business to provide paid sick leave to employees who get the swine flu or other ... 'flu':24 'get':21 'rep':1 'sam':2 'say':4 'busi':12 'citi':28 'leav':17 'paid':15 'sick':16 'star':29 'everi':11 'grave':3 'kansa':27 'swine':23 'almost':10 'legisl':8 'provid':14 'requir':9 'employe':19 6714860 true true google news Kansas City Star OK http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/20546 400158 Person congress Sun Nov 15 21:40:58 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Missouri Republicans Roy Blunt, Jo Ann Emerson, Sam Graves, Todd Akin and Blaine Luetkemeyer all voted against the measure. Democrat Ike Skelton also voted ... 'jo':14 'ann':15 'ike':30 'roy':12 'sam':17 'akin':20 'also':32 'bill':7 'care':6 'todd':19 'vote':25,33 'blain':22 'blunt':13 'grave':18 'senat':9 'differ':4 'expect':3 'health':5 'measur':28 'emerson':16 'skelton':31 'democrat':29 'missouri':1,10 'luetkemey':23 'republican':11 'congressman':2 'missourinet.com':34 6703555 true true google news Missourinet.com OK http://www.missourinet.com/2009/11/15/missouri-congressman-expects-different-health-care-bill-from-senate/ 400158 Person congress Sun Nov 15 21:40:58 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... Chamber of Commerce awarded Outstanding Farm Advocate to State Rep. Mike Thomson, Chad Higdon, representing US Congressman Sam Graves, and State Sen. ... 'ag':2 'us':21 'rep':15 'sam':23 'sen':27 'chad':18 'farm':11 'mike':16 'news':29 'advoc':12 'award':9 'grave':24 'honor':4 'state':14,26 'higdon':19 'leader':30 'repres':20 'chamber':1,6 'commerc':8 'nodaway':28 'thomson':17 'committe':3 'outstand':10 'congressman':22 'agriculturist':5 6703556 true true google news Nodaway News Leader OK http://www.nodawaynews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=12289&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 400158 Person legislation Thu Nov 12 21:42:51 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0600 2009 I worked with both Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez and Ranking Member Sam Graves to write, tweak and improve this legislation as it moved through the Small ... 'sam':22 'bill':7 'busi':4,11 'help':9 'hill':38 'move':33 'rank':20 'work':13 'grave':23 'nydia':17 'small':3,10,36 'tweak':26 'write':25 'center':6 'improv':28 'legisl':30 'member':21 'passag':1 'develop':5 'velazquez':18 'chairwoman':16 6671416 true true google news The Hill OK http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/67531-passage-of-small-business-development-centers-bill-will-help-small-businesses-stimulate-economic-growth-and-increase-american-competiveness-rep-aaron-schock 400158 Person representative Sun Nov 15 21:40:58 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0600 2009 At issue was the behavior of Representative Sam Graves of Missouri in asking a business associate of his wife to testify before the Small Business Committee ... 'ask':19 'new':33 'sam':14 'busi':21,31 'issu':8 'time':35 'wife':25 'york':34 'ethic':1 'grave':15 'small':30 'snarl':3 'associ':22 'repres':13 'messeng':6 'testifi':27 'behavior':11 'committe':32 'missouri':17 'watchdog':2 6703554 true true google news New York Times OK http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/opinion/13fri4.html 400158 Person congress Thu Nov 12 21:42:51 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jason Klindt, a spokesman for Congressman Sam Graves, who represents Northwest Missouri, including Clay and Platte counties, said by e-mail: “Sam is talking ... 'e':25 'sam':11,27 'tax':2 'clay':18 'mail':26 'said':22 'talk':29 'grave':12 'jason':5 'platt':20 'counti':21 'credit':3 'e-mail':24 'includ':17 'klindt':6 'repres':14 'tribun':31 'homebuy':1 'liberti':30 'support':4 'missouri':16 'northwest':15 'spokesman':8 'congressman':10 6671415 true true google news Liberty Tribune OK http://www.libertytribune.com/200911126875/news/community-news/homebuyers-tax-credit-supported.html 400158 Person congress Wed Nov 11 21:41:48 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “Death should not be a taxable event,” said Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., who has introduced a bill that would phase out the estate tax. ... 'r':19 'mo':20 'law':34 'rep':15 'sam':16 'tax':5,32 'bill':25 'r-mo':18 'said':14 'death':7 'estat':4,31 'event':13 'grave':17 'phase':28 'would':27 'grappl':2 'reform':6 'taxabl':12 'journal':35 'congress':1 'introduc':23 'wisconsin':33 6661948 true true google news Wisconsin Law Journal OK http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/11/16/Congress-grapples-with-estate-tax-reform 400158 Person republican Thu Nov 19 10:35:39 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 If the race was in 2008 Blunt probably would have lost, because Kenny Hulshof's open seat was competitive and the Dems ran a well-funded candidate against Sam Graves. Republicans are Targeting Ike Skelton and must run up the totals in ... '42':4 '43':2 'dem':29 'ike':42 'ran':30 'run':46 'sam':37 '2008':13 'blog':53 'fund':34 'lost':18 'must':45 'open':23 'race':10 'seat':24 'well':33 'blunt':3,14 'grave':38 'kenni':20 'total':49 'would':16 'candid':35 'target':41 'hulshof':21 'probabl':15 'skelton':43 'carnahan':1 'competit':26 'scorecard':6,51 'well-fund':32 'republican':39 'politico.com':7 6735743 false true google blog Scorecard's Blog http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/ OK http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1109/Carnahan_43_Blunt_42.html 400158 Person democrat Tue Nov 17 21:46:46 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 It dismissed a case against Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who is white, but agreed to open full-blown investigations [1] of California Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, both of whom are black. ... '1':33 'r':20 'mo':21 'rep':16,37 'sam':17 'agre':26 'case':14 'full':30 'open':28 'r-mo':19 'black':47 'blown':31 'chang':1 'grave':18 'laura':41 'maxin':38 'water':39 'white':24 'believ':5 'clutch':48 'critic':7 'dispar':9 'racial':8 'dismiss':12 'magazin':49 'democrat':36 'investig':32 'california':35 'full-blown':29 'richardson':42 6720654 false true google blog Clutch Magazine http://clutchmagonline.com/ OK http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/change-we-cant-believe-in-critical-racial-disparities-in-washington/ 400158 Person congress Wed Nov 18 10:35:44 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Congress could be working on boosting job growth, figuring out where Arizona got 99 additional congressional districts, restoring the F-22 cuts, etc. but Rep. Emanuel Cleaver has a better idea. He wants a “complaint free Wednesday.” From: The Honorabl 'f':30 '99':24 'co':2 '-22':31 'cut':32 'etc':33 'got':23 'job':17 'rep':35 'blog':9 'free':5,46 'idea':41 'want':43 'work':14 'addit':25 'boost':16 'could':12 'erick':7 'figur':19 'better':40 'growth':18 'restor':28 'arizona':22 'cleaver':37 'emanuel':36 'redstat':10,51 'sponsor':3 'congress':11 'district':27 'honorabl':50 'complaint':4,45 'wednesday':6,47 'co-sponsor':1 'congression':26 6725584 false true google blog RedState http://www.redstate.com/ OK http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/11/17/co-sponsor-complaint-free-wednesday/ 400158 Person congress Mon Nov 16 21:39:34 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. But a campaign watchdog group said he began accepting campaign ... 'eas':29 'rep':11 'sam':12 'citi':6,51 'corp':4,49 'cuba':35 'said':41 'began':43 'civil':2,47 'grave':7,13 'group':40 'kansa':5,50 'posit':8 'rural':18 'trade':30 'accept':44 'defens':3,48 'farmer':15 'travel':32 'consist':26 'support':27 'campaign':38,45 'district':22 'missouri':20 'restrict':33 'watchdog':39 'minuteman':1,46 'northwest':19 'republican':10 'congression':21 6714859 false true google blog Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Kansas City http://mcdckc.blogspot.com/ OK http://mcdckc.blogspot.com/2009/11/graves-position-on-cuba-is-scrutinized.html 400158 Person republican Mon Nov 16 10:35:44 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The Star: A political watchdog group says that once Rep. Sam Graves began accepting campaign contributions from an anti-Castro, pro-trade embargo political action group, he switched his previous position of easing up on Cuba. ... 'eas':46 'pro':34 'rep':7,21 'sam':8,22 'say':18 'anti':31 'citi':4,53 'cuba':49 'star':13 'toni':1,50 'alleg':5 'began':24 'grave':9,23 'group':17,39 'kansa':3,52 'polit':15,37 'posit':44 'trade':35 'accept':25 'action':38 'castro':32 'switch':41 'embargo':36 'campaign':26 'previous':43 'pro-trad':33 'watchdog':16 'contribut':27 'republican':6 'anti-castro':30 6709372 false true google blog Tony's Kansas City http://www.tonyskansascity.com/ OK http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2009/11/allegation-republican-rep-sam-graves.html 400158 Person congress Mon Nov 16 21:39:34 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sam Graves and Cuba Kansas City Star WASHINGTON | Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter ... Anti-Castro Cubans shift funding to US DemocratsAFP ... 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'eas':40 'rep':22 'sam':1,8,23 'buzz':7,45 'cuba':4,11 'star':16 'david':13 'grave':2,9,24 'polit':48 'prime':6,44 'rural':29 'today':46 'trade':41 'farmer':26 'consist':37 'support':38 'district':33 'missouri':31 'goldstein':14 'northwest':30 'correspond':19 'republican':21 'washington':18,20 'congression':32 'kansascity.com':5,43 6714856 false true google blog KansasCity.com Prime Buzz - Today's political... http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/ OK http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/20541 400158 Person congress Mon Nov 16 21:39:34 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 16 - Taking campaign contributions from political actions groups is nothing new on Capitol Hill, but Republican congressman Sam Graves of Missouri is in the news this week for letting his position on the US blockade on Cuba be swayed. ... '16':8 'us':41 'let':36 'new':18 'sam':25 'cuba':1,44 'hill':21 'news':32 'noth':17 'sway':46 'take':9 'vote':2 'week':34 'grave':26 'group':15 'polit':13 'posit':38 'shift':3 'action':14 'havana':6,47 'payoff':5 'blockad':42 'capitol':20 'campaign':10 'missouri':28 'contribut':11 'times.org':7,48 'republican':23 'congressman':24 6714857 false true google blog Havana Times.org http://www.havanatimes.org/ OK http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=16222 400158 Person congress Sun Nov 15 10:34:23 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jason Klindt, a spokesman for Congressman Sam Graves, who represents Northwest Missouri, including Clay and Platte counties, said by e-mail: 'Sam is talking with realtors, builders and home buyers to determine if the current tax credit ... 'e':34 'go':10 're':9 'sam':20,36 'see':12 'tax':50 'blog':4,55 'clay':27 'home':43 'hous':2,53 'mail':35 'next':6 'said':31 'talk':38 'bubbl':3,54 'buyer':44 'grave':21 'jason':14 'platt':29 'thing':7 'counti':30 'credit':51 'e-mail':33 'includ':26 'klindt':15 'repres':23 'builder':41 'current':49 'realtor':40 'determin':46 'missouri':25 'northwest':24 'spokesman':17 'congressman':19 6698681 false true google blog The Housing Bubble Blog http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/ OK http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/?p=5732 400158 Person democrat Sun Nov 15 21:40:57 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 It dismissed a case against Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who is white, but agreed to open full-blown investigations of California Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, both of whom are black. ... 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