Sam Graves Quotes
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I have heard firsthand from several small business owners about their struggle to borrow and their fear of taking on additional debt.
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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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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.
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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.
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Walt Disney grew up in Marceline, but almost every child has grown up with his beloved characters.
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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.
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Although 95 percent of the world's market for products exists outside the U.S., many small firms do not have the resources and personnel to take advantage of these opportunities.
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Time and time again, small businesses testify before the Committee on Small Business that they simply want the government to 'get out of the way.'
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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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I have personally seen Ted Cruz stand up and fight on the issues that matter the most to conservatives, even when it wasn't popular in Congress.
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Competition is a powerful and essential part of this nation's economy and vital to cutting government costs.
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I want people to be able to give their voice.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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America is a collection of people from different races, religions, and backgrounds - that is part of what makes us great. But a common language is what brings all of those people together to form a community.
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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.
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The JOBS Act will allow entrepreneurs to utilize 'crowdfunding,' which permits them to raise equity capital from a large pool of small investors.
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The federal government has invested billions in Metro, yet the system is not safe and is not reliable.
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Growing up on a family farm, I know firsthand the challenges of running a small business... challenges that only seem to be growing for today's entrepreneurs.
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We must secure our borders and restore the rule of law, and more than anyone running, Ted Cruz has fought to make this nation secure while protecting our constitutional rights.
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The sky isn't falling. We're not going to have more meteors hit because of sequestration.
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When I pick my subcommittee chairmen, I look for people that understand what it's like to run successful businesses, who know what it's like to sign the front of the check instead of the back of the check: somebody that gets it.