Sam Graves actually said...

"We need to take a stand and make sure the work we do this year does not add to the debt."

"I want to make sure we know and the Federal Government is preventing businesses from doing what businesses want to do."

"small businesses are the job creators in our communities, and particularly in a rural district like mine, small business entities really are the lifeblood of what happens throughout our communities."

"If Members wish to truly reduce the Nation's deficit, then supporting this amendment should be noncontroversial."