Sam Graves

I think it is really, really imperative to understand, I believe, is that we have to stop spending money that we do not have.

federal taxes consistently rank among the top five problems that small business owners face.

Given the Federal Government spends over $0.5 trillion each year through contracts, the Federal procurement market is incredibly important for all small businesses.

I am here today to support the inclusion of the eight small business contracting bills in this year's National Defense Authorization Act.

Each bill provides more opportunity to small businesses to create jobs at a price that is in the best interest of the taxpayers.

I urge my fellow Committee Members to support H.R. 4206, the Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012.

I am going to oppose both. I do not support the underlying amendment.

The facts, not SBA's administrative ease, should dictate the size standards, and I do support the amendment.

I think this one makes good common sense not only for the community that we are reaching here that speaks Spanish, but for all of us who benefit from the growth of jobs in these new businesses, in Latino businesses all across this country.

I believe translating the compliance guidelines into another language is just going to be money that is going to be spent without actual benefit.

The Small Business Protection Act is simple: It protects legitimate small businesses in government contracting by requiring that the size standard assigned to each new common group is appropriate for each industry included in that group.

I think the amendment actually does very little to help small businesses and it is going to add to the cost.

This bill addresses what may be the top complaint I received from small business contractors, which is contract bundling.

I think competition will keep the price reasonable, and the contracting officer is required to certify that the price that government is paying is fair and reasonable.

Sometimes bundling is justified, in which case it can proceed. But in other cases, it needlessly shuts down so many small businesses.

I applaud the gentlelady from California for her visionary thinking in this matter.

The truth of the matter is that this is SBA's responsibility and they need to step up to the plate and certify women-owned businesses for this program to succeed.

the best way, I think, to help small businesses is to revise the tax code, reduce unnecessary regulations, provide certainty with respect to health care costs, and lower the deficit.

I do think this topic is worth further study and I support the amendment.

I support the amendment.

So helping these firms to mature and grow will be a key ingredient to getting our unemployment back and our economy back on track.

Small businesses need strong advocates to require that they have a base level of knowledge makes sense, and I urge the Committee to accept the amendment.

It does clarify the intention of the bill and I think it is going to improve the process for small businesses and it has my support.

H.R. 4121 helps the early stage small businesses by removing the barriers to entry in the federal procurement.

I believe that this bill deserves bipartisan support and I urge the Committee to pass it.