Sam Graves Quotes

Sam Graves

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 7, 1963

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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Small business is America's engine of job creation.

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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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Legitimate small businesses are put at a huge competitive disadvantage when bad actors lie about their small business status and don't play by the rules.

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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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Walt Disney grew up in Marceline, but almost every child has grown up with his beloved characters.

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Kansas City is one of the most convenient airports in the nation.

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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.

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The trend in entrepreneurship is up, but an entrepreneur's ability to hire is down.

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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.

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The best thing we can do to help small-business owners succeed is cut spending.

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When we stop running up huge budget deficits and start acting responsibly in Washington, we will provide small-business owners with the certainty they need to put Americans back to work.

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There are over 20 federal agencies that provide some, or all, of the steps in the export process. This can paint a very confusing and intimidating picture for small companies who often don't have designated export officials or trade representatives on staff to navigate the process for their businesses.

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A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.

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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.

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Improving small business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.

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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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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.

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Our priorities are out of whack. We spend too much to protect birds and fish at the expense of people.

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The majority of ground in the U.S. is owned by the federal government, and right now, very little of it is accessible to anybody that is trying to produce oil and gas, and we need to be opening that up.

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