Sam Graves Quotes
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Congress can protect small businesses by providing effective oversight over SBA policies and make sure they take into account the needs of small businesses while also protecting taxpayer dollars. Congress also needs to make sure that new banking regulations do not make it more costly for community banks to lend to small businesses.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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Federal regulations should promote safety without unnecessarily burdening small firms and costing much-needed jobs.
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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.
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Economic recovery begins with our small businesses.
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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.
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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.
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By necessity, budgets require hard choices.
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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.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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It is key that Kansas Citians make the call as to what kind of airport they want.
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Having grown up on a family farm, I am all too familiar with the effects a drought can have on a crop.
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There is no doubt that the majority of Kansas Citians are happy with their three-terminal airport. I will advocate in Washington for our city to keep its unique airport as long as we want it.
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The federal government spends nearly half a trillion dollars on contracted goods and services; therefore, we must ensure that the money is being spent efficiently, and small businesses have proven that they can do quality work cheaper and often faster.
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Simply put, our nation's economy will only go as far as our small businesses will take it.
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By and large, small companies don't want to settle for part-time employees over full-time positions.
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The trend in entrepreneurship is up, but an entrepreneur's ability to hire is down.
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I want people to be able to give their voice.
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I do not like toll roads. Taxpayers are already paying for those roads through their gas taxes, and then to turn around and tell them they need to pay more to drive on the roads, I don't like it.
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Small businesses all across this nation are tired of the uncertainty created by Washington.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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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.
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.