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Chairman Sam Graves on the State of the Union, our State of the Small Business Economy hearing, the resignation of U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills and more in this week's Straight Talk.- LikesSee All
- International Franchise AssociationNon-Profit Organization
- Cathy McMorris RodgersGovernment Official
- Jaime Herrera BeutlerPolitician
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Karen Kerrigan of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council in The Hill Newspaper:
"Congress needs to craft a reform plan that would use the various loopholes and deductions to pay for lower tax rates – not to pay for more spending. A lower rate and a stable and simpler tax code would truly give small businesses the confidence and certainty they need to grow, invest and hire."- The New York Times:
Number of small businesses whose top concerns are regulation or taxes has steadily risen, remained on the same level of concern as poor sales for the past year.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/the-most-important-problem-facing-small-businesses/
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Rhode Island small business owner who offers health benefits on impact of the Affordable Care Act, could alter hiring plans, lead to higher rates.- The New York Times: While big businesses have grown more optimistic small businesses have been left out of the economic recovery.
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The New York Times on the absence of small business from the economic recovery; need for regulatory and tax certainty.
"The struggles of small businesses ripple through the rest of the economy."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Sean Falk, who testified at yesterday's hearing on behalf of the International Franchise Association, discusses yesterday's hearing on Fox BusinessHouse Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Chairman Sam Graves:
"One thing we know is that small business will be the leaders of a strong recovery. Yet time and time again, the policies proposed by the current administration fail to take into account this important segment of the economy."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
In case you missed it, here is the full video from today's State of the Small Business Economy hearing.- CNNMoney.com:
"Employers typically pay a portion of those plans, so higher premiums mean a bigger bill for business owners. They can choose to pay a smaller share of the premium, but doing so only forces higher costs on their employees."
Under President Obama these premiums have increased by $3,162 on small business health care plans.
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Chairman Sam Graves at today's State of the Small Business Economy hearing:
"Despite their importance to our economy, the President only mentioned small businesses twice in his State of the Union last night. As our chief job creators, small companies can lead the economy back to a real recovery."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Be sure to join us at 1 PM EST as we examine the state of small business. The hearing will be live streamed from the link below.House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-1) on the President's State of the Union address:
"Only twice did you say 'small business,' despite the fact that it is the engine of economic growth....Freedom, growth, and opportunity will prevail when Washington gets out of the way."- Chairman Sam Graves speaking to the Tech Voice Fly-in group this morning.
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Chairman Sam Graves on the President's State of the Union address:
"The President did not outline the path to a strong economic recovery that our nation needs to hear. Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, and American small businesses and families should not be expected to foot the bill."- While the President points to 6 million new jobs, small business have lost 423,000 during his first term and small business optimism remains at recession levels according to NFIB.
- While President Obama may claim to fight for small business, small businesses lost 423,000 jobs during his first term
- The president has talked about reducing regulation in the past, but small businesses are facing 3.5 billion in annual costs and more than 28 million hours of additional paperwork from just a small sample of Obama's regulatory agenda.
- Reality vs. Rhetoric
$5,662 the difference between the President's promise on health care premiums and actual premium increases on small business plans since 2008 - Reality vs. Rhetoric Despite all of the rhetoric on helping small business, regulations on small businesses have surged dramatically under President Obama
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NFIB economist on this month's disappointing small business optimism report:
"While corporate profits are at record levels as a share of GDP, small businesses are still struggling to turn a profit."
LIKE and SHARE if you believe small business have been missing from our economic recovery.House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Former Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln and NFIB:
"One of the surest paths to facilitating growth – and encouraging the stability that investors and job creators need to build that growth – is to reform our arcane and inefficient regulatory system."
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Small business optimism remains very low. NFIB:
"Owner pessimism is certainly not surprising in light of higher taxes, rising health insurance costs and increasing regulations."- Stay in contact with us online. Please find us on Twitter and YouTube as well.
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Ernst and Young accountant:
“I’m really worried about small companies. They should do a feasibility analysis to see if their existing benefit plan is adequate and their employees are educated.”
LIKE if you believe small businesses should be focused on growth and job creation, not if their insurance coverage is adequate under the Affordable Care Act.House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Chairman Sam Graves statement on U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Mills resignation:
"She brought experience to an important position, and the profile of the Small Business Administration was elevated on her watch. I am hopeful that President Obama’s replacement will be an energetic and experienced voice for small businesses."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
via Associated Press
Congress-skirting executive orders "are the leading edge of Obama's ambition to take on climate change in ways that may be unachievable in legislation."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
via The New York Times on the need for tax reform and simplification:
"We keep doing Band-Aids, extending credits a year or two. We need some permanency with these provisions for them to become meaningful so that businesses can plan accordingly.”House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Next Wednesday we will hold our first full committee hearing of the year "State of the Small Business Economy."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Small businesses continue to serve as our nations’ job creators. According to ADP businesses with less than 50 employees created 115,000 jobs in January.- With $12 billion in regulatory costs and more than 11.9 million paperwork burden hours added in January alone small businesses need relief from the mounting burdens of red tape.
via American Action Forum
http://americanactionforum.org/topic/2013-regulatory-pile-continues
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Smallest employers will end up bearing the brunt of the health insurance tax which is a part of the Affordable Care Act.
Via The Hill Newspaper and the American Enterprise InstituteHouse Committee on Small Business shared a link.
A bipartisan group of 180 Members of Congress has reintroduced a bill to repeal the innovation and job killing Medical Device Tax.House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Craft breweries, an up and coming industry of small businesses that created over 100,000 jobs in 2011.
via CNN MoneyHouse Committee on Small Business shared a link.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on the impact of the new health care law on businesses with more than 50 employees:
“The CBO now expects that employers will end up paying $13 billion more in fines for non-compliance with the Affordable Care Act.”House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Chairman Sam Graves on adding the IRS' Health Care Individual Mandate to our Small Biz Reg Watch page:
"Poll after poll and survey after survey reflect the serious concern small businesses have about compliance with the health care law."
How will the Individual Mandate affect you and your business?House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Small business year end report by NSBA - National Small Business Assoc.:
More than 1 in 4 small businesses have held off hiring a new employee because of rising healthcare costs.House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
In Case You Missed It, Chairman Sam Graves was on Fox Business yesterday afternoon discussing small business and the economy.- Chairman Sam Graves speaks to the College Republicans at American University about the role of small business.
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Business Roundtable, National Retail Federation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all speak out against additional tax increases.
Business Rountable President John Engler: Additional tax increases "will further worsen our already uncompetitive tax system."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Chairman Sam Graves discusses small business and the economy earlier this afternoon on Fox Business.- "Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States." -Ronald Reagan
Happy 102nd birthday Mr. President. - Be sure to tune in to Fox Business at 1:00 PM Eastern to watch Chairman Sam Graves discuss small business and the economy.
- 1376: Number of days since the Senate has passed a budget, back then gas was $2.06 a gallon.
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Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office:
President's health care law will lead to as many as 8 million people losing their health care plans currently offered through their employers.House Committee on Small Business shared a link via Pete Olson.
Texas small business owner explains how higher taxes and more regulations hurt his ability to stay afloat & create jobs.House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Texas small business owner urges the President to consider small businesses when considering regulation and tax increases.
"Inside it’s a business – our marketing, our cost efficiency – but there are some things I cannot control. We cannot... control the additional increases that we’re getting in taxes and other factors that affect us. That’s why we want Washington and President Obama to understand what we’re going through as a small business."
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Please watch below and share as Texas restaurant owner Andres Novoa discusses impacts of federal regulations on small businesses.
via Pete OlsonHouse Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Subcommittee on Health and Technology Chairman Rep. Chris Collins on our Small Biz Reg Watch:
"Small Biz Reg Watch will give small business owners an opportunity to monitor proposed regulations and speak out against them."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-1) on the launch of our Small Biz Reg Watch:
"It's time to turn off the regulatory spigot that is drowning Main Street. I encourage Kansans to make their voices heard and to help us stop the excessive rulemaking."House Committee on Small Business shared a link via U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna.
Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce Chairman U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna on the launch of our Reg Watch:
"I'm pleased this website makes it easy for small businesses to track proposed regulations and submit comments and I urge all small businesses to utilize it."
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Chairman Sam Graves to the Dept. of Treasury on the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate:
"To speed our nation's economic recovery, we must encourage an environment in which small businesses can hire and expand. I encourage you to remember the concerns of small-business owners and minimize their burdens as you consider these regulatory alternatives."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Chairman Sam Graves to the Dept. of Treasury on the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate:
"To speed our nation's economic recovery, we must encourage an environment in which small businesses can hire and expand. I encourage you to remember the concerns of small-business owners and minimize their burdens as you consider these regulatory alternatives."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Read Chairman Sam Graves' Op-Ed on the 100 year anniversary of the income tax this morning.
"I strongly believe lowering taxes would spur growth, while President Obama continues to call for higher taxes on many small businesses. That's irreconcilable, but we can still review the tax code and make changes -- seek common ground where we can."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
Chairman Sam Graves to Secretary Geithner on the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate on small business:
"Simply put, compliance with the health care law could become a full-time job for them,” the Missouri congressman wrote. “Each year, they will be forced to make multiple decisions and calculations just to determine if one provision — the employer mandate — applies to them."House Committee on Small Business shared a link.
The New York Times on the launch of our Small Biz Reg Watch:
“It’s really remarkable that they’ve set this up and opened up the policy-making process. Usually the decision-making process, and all the factors that lead to the final policy, are a black box for the public.”
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