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Sam Graves
American
Politician
Born:
Nov 7
,
1963
Business
Businesses
Federal
Government
People
Will
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Access to capital is critical for small business success and crucial to our economic recovery. Without access to capital, many small companies are not able to maintain operations, let alone expand and create new jobs.
Sam Graves
Success
Alone
Business
Our
Critical
Jobs
Able
Small
Small Business
Economic
Recovery
Crucial
Economic Recovery
Maintain
New
Operations
Without
Access
New Jobs
Expand
Capital
Create
Companies
Many
Improving small business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.
Sam Graves
Business
Money
Opportunities
Taxpayer
Saves
Jobs
Small
Small Business
Through
Federal
Contracts
Improving
Taxpayer Money
Creates
Business Opportunities
The value of small business contracting is indisputable. These firms bring healthy competition to the federal market to drive down prices. They are our nation's innovators and job creators, and securing a federal contract helps them grow and offers more benefit to the economy.
Sam Graves
Business
Competition
Job
Value
Drive
Healthy
Nation
Down
Benefit
Market
Our
Innovators
Job Creators
More
Small
Small Business
Federal
Prices
Economy
Contract
Contracting
Offers
Them
Helps
Grow
Creators
Bring
There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with.
Sam Graves
Problem
Nothing
Out
Against
Grudge
The significance and volume of repairs that are needed across the country demand that we give state and local governments the long-term certainty they need to effectively execute these projects.
Sam Graves
Country
State
Local
Local Governments
Projects
Significance
Give
Volume
Demand
Long-Term
Execute
Governments
Effectively
Across
Certainty
Need
Needed
The recession's high unemployment rates may have encouraged people to start sole proprietorships, but there are many obstacles in the way of growing a company to create jobs.
Sam Graves
People
Recession
Sole
Way
Jobs
High
Rates
High Unemployment
Obstacles
Encouraged
Unemployment
May
Create
Many
Company
Growing
Start
The economy needs thriving, job-creating small businesses, but excessive and ill-considered regulations too often get in the way of growth.
Sam Graves
Needs
Too
Way
Small
Small Businesses
Thriving
Excessive
Economy
Get
Often
Regulations
Businesses
Growth
As threats emerge - from ISIS to Russia to the Iranian nuclear program - we need a president with the resolve to defend our country and not back down.
Sam Graves
Country
Down
Resolve
President
Back
Our
Threats
Emerge
Russia
Iranian
Nuclear
Defend
Need
Program
Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
Sam Graves
Language
Important
Overwhelming
Despite
States
Adopt
Step
Taken
Support
Important Step
Still
Official
English
United
United States
It's mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up-or-down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better.
Sam Graves
Leadership
Me
Vote
Better
Will
Pay
Every
Allow
House
Because
Against
Straight
Taxpayers
Pay Raise
Deserve
Why
Raise
I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans.
Sam Graves
Good
Business
Startups
Programs
Worry
About
Support
Still
Doing
Expansion
Whether
Meant
Plans
Who
Fund
I want to take a close look at the SBA to see what works, what doesn't, what is duplicative, and what isn't even being utilized. We'll focus on what they do well and strengthen those areas.
Sam Graves
Focus
Those
See
Area
Take
Look
Well
Close
Being
Want
Works
Even
Strengthen
The fact that two-thirds of Americans who work at small businesses will see premium increases because of the health law is devastating news. This is one more in a long line of broken promises from President Obama and Washington Democrats.
Sam Graves
Work
Health
News
Broken
Law
Will
Promises
Long
Increases
President
President Obama
Broken Promises
Obama
See
More
Small
Small Businesses
Fact
Long Line
Devastating
Because
Democrats
Line
American
Premium
Who
Businesses
Washington
Two-Thirds
The sky isn't falling. We're not going to have more meteors hit because of sequestration.
Sam Graves
Sky
More
Because
Falling
Hit
Going
We owe it to American taxpayers to make sure that contracts intended for small businesses go to small businesses.
Sam Graves
Small
Small Businesses
Make
Sure
Go
Contracts
Owe
American
Intended
Taxpayers
American Taxpayers
Businesses
The trend in entrepreneurship is up, but an entrepreneur's ability to hire is down.
Sam Graves
Entrepreneur
Trend
Down
Ability
Entrepreneurship
Hire
Up
The best thing we can do to help small-business owners succeed is cut spending.
Sam Graves
Best
Spending
Owners
Succeed
Cut
Help
Thing
It's important for Republicans to nominate someone who not only has a vision of how to create jobs, but who has done it. That's why I am endorsing Texas Governor Rick Perry for President.
Sam Graves
Vision
Important
President
Jobs
Someone
Only
How
Am
Texas
Perry
Governor
Done
Endorsing
Republicans
Create
Rick
Who
Why
Our priorities are out of whack. We spend too much to protect birds and fish at the expense of people.
Sam Graves
People
Too Much
Too
Birds
Our
Spend
Out
Protect
Priorities
Fish
Whack
Expense
Much
There are a lot of folks out there that love the convenience of the Kansas City airport. That's one of the biggest things it's got going for it.
Sam Graves
Love
Airport
Out
City
Folks
Got
Lot
Going
Convenience
Biggest
Biggest Things
Kansas
Kansas City
Things
There are 12 million illegal immigrants in this country - drawing welfare benefits, sending their children to public schools, and pushing down wages for American workers - but the problem extends well beyond amnesty and open borders.
Sam Graves
Problem
Benefits
Welfare
Country
Down
Public Schools
Drawing
Immigrants
Borders
Open
Pushing
Beyond
Schools
Well
Wages
American
Sending
Children
Public
Workers
Illegal
Illegal Immigrants
American Workers
Amnesty
Million
If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
Sam Graves
Visa
Borders
Laws
Open
Enforce
Basically
The mismanagement of the Small Business Health Options program is very frustrating.
Sam Graves
Health
Business
Small
Small Business
Mismanagement
Very
Options
Frustrating
Program
I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
Sam Graves
Me
Consider
States
Out
Running
Reached
Thank
Senate
Want
Asked
Who
Many
United
United States
United States Senate
Small business owners are experiencing great uncertainty because of the possibility of tax increases, the inconsistent flow of credit, an outrageous national debt, high energy costs, and overreaching federal regulations.
Sam Graves
Great
Business
National
Energy
Increases
Possibility
High
High Energy
Small
Costs
Uncertainty
Small Business
Small Business Owners
Federal
Outrageous
Because
National Debt
Debt
Owners
Tax
Experiencing
Tax Increases
Energy Costs
Business Owners
Regulations
Credit
Inconsistent
Flow
Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
Sam Graves
Business
Fight
Battle
Political
Care
Tool
Claiming
About
Small
Small Business
Cry
Policies
Often
Behind
Used
Washington
Actually
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