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Next Thurs, the @
RepRichardHanna
#smallbusiness
subcommittee will examine construction contracting:
http://t.co/tC8d22jSgx
RT @
RepRichardHanna
: 3 new regs up for review & comment on @
SmallBizGOP
Commitee's Reg Watch website. Let your voice be heard.
http://t.co/
…
RT @
SpeakerBoehner
: .@
CNN
: “Business owner on Obama tour pushed for Keystone”
http://t.co/wB49LKARnV
@
SmallBizGOP
has more:
http://t.co/ntd
…
What do a
#smallbusiness
owner, MIT scientist & dredging president all have in common? They all back
#Keystone
http://t.co/XhohXT3uNn
Peter Bowe, prez of Ellicott Dredges (today's POTUS visit) touted
#Keystone
at a @
RepTipton
@
SmallBizGOP
hearing
http://t.co/mx6KoBiE0t
#Smallbusiness
owner on today's POTUS tour testified b4 our Committee yesterday in favor of
#Keystone
http://t.co/EPrHKqgmkC
POTUS is mtg with Peter Bowe today in Baltimore; a day after he testified b4 our Committee in favor of
#KeystoneXL
http://t.co/vGdiIOfNWz
…
The House voted to
#repeal
#Obamacare
today to free up
#SmallBusiness
& halt rising health care costs. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
Watch our video from today's
#KeystoneXL
hearing & RT if you're among the 3/4 in Americans who agree
#ItsTimeToBuild
http://t.co/1ILZ0fif6y?
.@
AFLCIO
: Any further delay by the
#Obama
Administration on building
#KeystoneXL
is unacceptable
http://t.co/XhohXT3uNn
Washington Post: Findings of @
SmallBizGOP
investigation add a new element of controversy for the
#Obama
admin
#tcot
http://t.co/irxAkMNN0i
Graves on @
SmallBizGOP
investigation showing GSA owes millions to
#SmallBiz
: Didn't live up to its end of the bargain
http://t.co/AR0itX4Uxr
The President's health care law is not working for
#SmallBiz
, or the 22 million underemployed Americans
http://t.co/U29Q5hPJsq
Businessweek: @
SmallBizGOP
investigation reveals
#GSA
shortchanged at least 1,280
#SmallBiz
http://t.co/utahB0rsrH
What does @
AFLCIO
, MIT professors and
#SmallBiz
agree on?
#TimeToBuild
#KeystoneXL
http://t.co/VCHMQy2j5m
Graves: Only in DC would a project to create 42K jobs & reduce dependence on Middle East oil fail to be approved
http://t.co/ifiU3Qgwe8
RT @
RepTomPrice
: POTUS' fellow Dems express concerns w/ his
#healthcare
law. RT if you support
#FullRepeal
.
http://t.co/YujyTBh5rP
Out of Touch and Unaccountable the
#Obama
Administration's approach to
#SmallBiz
& its health care
http://t.co/Ks2i6aDD7j
RT @
RepWestmoreland
#ObamaCare
Fact: 70% of small businesses see
#ObamaCare
as a major obstacle. RT if you support a
#FullRepeal
.
Dr. Knittel of MIT at today's hearing,
#KeystoneXL
Pipeline will provide jobs to our economy & replace oil that emits more
#Greenhouse
gas
Mr. Booker of @
AFLCIO
:
#Keystone
Pipeline will create 10's of thousands of good paying
#jobs
, further delay by
#Obama
Admin is unacceptable
Happening Now: Mr. Booker of @
AFLCIO
: America's building trade
#unions
broadly support construction of
#KeystoneXL
Pipeline
Jobless Claims hit highest level in six weeks.
#KeystoneXL
means thousands of
#jobs
now RT if you think it’s
#TimeToBuild
.@
RepTipton
The ‘National Interest’ is thousands of
#smallbiz
jobs now & energy independence
#TimeToBuild
#KeystoneXL
http://t.co/KcBg0umGZN
#KeystoneXL
means thousands of
#smallbiz
#jobs
NOW! Join us at 10 AM for our hearing on the benefits of the pipeline
http://t.co/KcBg0umGZN
Out of Touch and Unaccountable the
#President
's health care law and it's
#BrokenPromises
for
#SmallBiz
http://t.co/3UVvVTHH2w
RT @
RepTipton
: My column this morning in The Hill:
#Smallbusinesses
Need The
#KeystoneXL
Pipeline
http://t.co/NGmMNn35V4
@
SmallBizGOP
#SmallBiz
Committee investigation leads to
#GSA
admitting it short changed small
#business
contractors by $3,108,888
http://t.co/irxAkMNN0i
Washington Post: @
SmallBizGOP
investigation reveals
#GSA
has short changed thousands of
#SmallBiz
http://t.co/irxAkMNN0i
Tomorrow at 10AM @
RepTipton
examines potential economic benefits for
#SmallBiz
of
#KeystoneXL
pipeline
http://t.co/Z5yaKI9NsL
WSJ Maybe there's a better candidate to implement the President's health care law than the
#IRS
?
http://t.co/MlEyU5LrxA
via @
thehill
: "
#Government
report finds regulations have spiked under
#Obama
"
http://t.co/HHq6fX4NW3
RT @
gopconference
“Arrested Economic Development”: ObamaCare “Scares the Daylights” Out of
#SmallBiz
http://t.co/MwzegvSiLi
RT @
RepWebster
:
#Obamacare
is a
#trainwreck
#4jobs
-> New health insurance premium tax on
#Smallbiz
and employees will cost
#Florida
thousa…
RT @
TomLatham
: An even worse
#trainwreck
: the same
#IRS
currently embroiled in scandal is also responsible for enforcing
#Obamacare
. http:/…
RT @
RepKerryB
: Do you think we need patent reform? @
SmallBizGOP
hearing on patent reform happening now. Watch it live here -->
http://t.co/
…
At 1PM as we discuss effects of
#Patent
Reform on
#SmallBiz
,
#SmallBiz
produce 16x more patent than big
#business
http://t.co/f9AWqoMTld
Number of the Day: 16-
#SmallBiz
produce 16 times more patents than big
#business
#innovators
#tcot
http://t.co/qTbZVp9vPH
#NumberOfTheDay
: 16,
#SmallBiz
produce 16 times more patents per employee than large firms, join us at 1 PM for our hearing on
#PatentReform
The President's health care law gives the
#IRS
authority to audit health care, hire nearly 2,000 more employees
#tcot
http://t.co/MlEyU5LrxA
Wall St Journal:
#IRS
continues to expand its political powers thanks to President's health care law
http://t.co/MlEyU5LrxA
Be sure to join us tomorrow at 1:00 PM for our hearing on
#American
Invents Act,
#PatentReform
and
#patent
trolls
http://t.co/Z5yaKI9NsL
Health Insurance Tax disproportionately hits individuals &
#SmallBiz
, people who have been hurt most by
#recession
http://t.co/3mLX5N6qTz
RT @
RepTimGriffin
:
#ObamaCare
health insurance tax "scares the daylights" out of some
#smallbiz
owners
http://t.co/3hD7i9IPKB
#ar2
#jobs
.@
HouseCommerce
report reveals health care law could cause premiums to spike as high as 400%
http://t.co/jG0xIFiplq
#RateShock
RT if you agree with @
ShopFloorNAM
:
#SmallBiz
, especially, should not be surprised by regulatory initiatives
http://t.co/kwUNMAPTfm
Gallup: 41% of
#SmallBiz
are holding off hiring because of the President's health care law
http://t.co/WPnKMU9ahB
RT @
SpeakerBoehner
Via @
dcexaminer
: “Insurers predict 100%-400% Obamacare rate explosion”
http://t.co/33VHKqVw0Q
#trainwreck
Certainty is essential to
#SmallBiz
growth, unclear regulatory environment means
#SmallBiz
are less likely to invest
http://t.co/HiLkbMM7S7
The
#Obama
admin has missed another deadline for publishing its regulatory agenda leaving
#SmallBiz
in the dark
http://t.co/HiLkbMM7S7
RT @
ShopFloorNAM
From Shopfloor Blog: Still Time to Do Something About Rising Healthcare Cost for Small Businesses
http://t.co/nFJz98uh1a
What do you think will help fuel small
#business
growth? Tell us on our
#SmallBiz
#OpenMic
page
https://t.co/z7Y5roZ7nh
New @
NFIB
report is welcome news but
#SmallBiz
continue to struggle w/just 4% saying now is a good time to expand
http://t.co/xDUon2rrmX
Graves at today's Expo in
#KansasCity
,
#MO
: Too often
#SmallBiz
are concerned about the role of the federal gov't
http://t.co/xwjdraJB5I
Thanks to all who attended Chairman Graves'
#SmallBiz
Expo today in
#KansasCity
,
#MO
http://t.co/kvIpORmqnl
#SmallBiz
number of the day: 1,000,000, Businesses with less than 20 employees employ 1 million fewer people now than before the Recession
New report by @
HouseCommerce
: "nearly all states" will see rising premiums due to
#POTUS
' health care law
http://t.co/iOcMEQEi7w
As
#SmallBiz
still hesitate to hire, a new Gallup poll shows 4 in 10 put off hiring because of the health care law.
http://t.co/WPnKMU9ahB
This is why
#SmallBiz
worry @
HouseCommerce
Report:
#SmallBiz
in nearly all states will see premium increases
http://t.co/jG0xIFiplq
RT @
HouseCommerce
BREAKING: Cmte report reveals
#Obamacare
could cause premiums to spike as high as 400%
http://t.co/KnwmBjxICC
#RateShock
Gallup: Majority of
#SmallBiz
expect health care law to increase health care costs, reduce quality of benefits
http://t.co/26uzd1TnyY
Join us Thurs for our hearing on
#KeystoneXL
MT @
HouseCommerce
After 15,000+ pages of review it's
#TimeToBuild
#4Jobs
http://t.co/svE2bNA5au
RT @
ParkvilleEDC
@
SmallBizGOP
Congressman Sam Graves speaking in
#KC
today at Small Business Expo
RT @
jd_harrison
Here's why new health insurance tax "scares the daylights" out of
#smallbiz
http://t.co/NqcsZ5F8JE
@
StopTheHIT
@
AHIPCoverage
Washington Post: Health insurance tax ‘scares the daylights’ out of some
#SmallBiz
owners
#tcot
http://t.co/3mLX5N6qTz
Graves announces hearing schedule for next week, hearings on
#PatentReform
,
#KeystoneXL
Pipeline with @
RepTipton
http://t.co/Z5yaKI9NsL
RT @
FreeEnterprise
The health insurance tax is hungry, dangerous, and heading in your direction -
http://t.co/xBBRebqwuJ
.@
thehill
in covering Wed's full committee hearing:
#Obama
’s push to cut
#RedTape
not working,
#GOP
lawmakers charge
http://t.co/ZTwE0KH83p
#IRS
admission that it specifically targeted conservative groups flies in the face of
#Freedom
, unacceptable
#tcot
http://t.co/GixhpACZst
We applaud @
RepBoustany
for his prompt pledge to launch aggressive investigation into unfair
#IRS
conservative audits
http://t.co/GixhpACZst
After denials
#IRS
admits to targeting conservative groups during 2012 election cycle, completely
#Unacceptable
#tcot
http://t.co/0RGk7qkBAp
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: No American, regardless of political affiliation, has their right to free speech threatened by the IRS
http://t.co/Mpz
…
RT @
SpeakerBoehner
: As Pres Obama launches latest
#ObamaCare
PR push, here’s a look at how
#hcr
is raising costs, making it harder
#4jobs
h…
Check out Chairman Graves' op-ed in @
washtimes
"
#Obamacare
’s coming
#TrainWreck
"
#tcot
http://t.co/tRpwfoNxTr
#FF
for the groups who had witnesses testify before the Committee this week @
NFIB
, @
FarmBureau
, @
NYFarmBureau
& @
nahudotorg
#SmallBiz
Chairman Graves, @
RepTipton
& @
RepSteveChabot
Introduce no-cost legislation to help
#SmallBiz
enter
#trade
market
http://t.co/X2sJXlvBle
RT if you agree with
#MI
#SmallBiz
owner on approach to regulation "Examine why, then at what cost"
http://t.co/CWLT3xaxMp
RT @
RepTipton
Chairman Graves @
RepSteveChabot
& I have introduced legislation to simplify the export process & create new job opportunities
#MO
Dr on
#POTUS
' health care law: Everything they aspired for in this bill—we're in an era when the opposite is true
http://t.co/inEGL8V4ke
NY Farmer on yesterday's hearing: Repealing
#HIT
will certainly prevent premium increases for individuals &
#SmallBiz
http://t.co/JKRL0bI3VR
RT@
WaysandMeansGOP
The tax code is almost 4 million words, we need @
simplertaxes
. Share your
#taxreform
ideas at
http://t.co/FNQo2uj0N7
.
.@
DallasBizNews
What keeps
#SmallBiz
owners up at night? Effects of health care law, new
#business
killing regulation
http://t.co/rMEiCH0T0E
Graves: The President needs to acknowledge serious problems facing his cumbersome health care law & propose remedies
http://t.co/tRpwfoNxTr
Graves at yesterday's hearing on today's regulatory environment for
#SmallBiz
: Fast-growing thicket of red tape
http://t.co/47gcVbdT6f
Health care law's
#HIT
means it will be harder for
#farmers
to afford health care for our families & employees
http://t.co/92IN25RXZC
RT @
SimplerTaxes
Read @
USATODAY
story on
#TaxReform
by @
DaviSusan
, "Lawmakers seek public support for tax overhaul"
http://t.co/IomRWYIey5
Check out @
simplertaxes
to share your ideas on
#TaxReform
& a simpler
#tax
code via Sen Baucus & @
WaysandMeansGOP
http://t.co/djdjO5GWOh
Mr. Dennis of @
NFIB
: Health Insurance Tax discriminatory against
#SmallBiz
#HIT
@
NFIBlive
Mr Norton of @
NYFarmBureau
: Uncertainty caused by
#HIT
already having impact among
#AG
community
Mr. Norton of @
NYFarmBureau
:
#HIT
will make it harder to be able to afford health care for my family & my employees
RT @
NYFarmBureau
: Follow us on twitter @
NYFarmBureau
. We'll have updates of live testimony featuring NYFB President Dean Norton in DC.
#HIT
#Utah
#SmallBiz
owner: Health insurance tax unfairly punishes small businesses who do the right thing by offering health insurance
#HIT
.@
RepJimMatheson
, cosponsor of law to repeal heath insurance tax, introducing witness at hearing to examine impact of
#HIT
on
#SmallBiz
.@
RepChrisCollins
:
#SmallBiz
we are counting on to lead economic recovery are the ones being asked to comply with costly new mandates
#HIT
RT @
NFIBlive
: We are tweeting live from @
SmallBizGOP
hearing: Effects of the PPACA Health insurance Tax on Small Businesses and Their Emplo…
RT @
RepChrisCollins
: At 10AM I will chair a hearing on the
#HIT
and will examine the economic impact of this tax on
#smallbusinesses
@
Small
…
.@
RepChrisCollins
annual fee on health policies most small firms purchase is burdensome to
#SmallBiz
, entire economy
http://t.co/PoGSjasjmN
#IRS
to administer 47 taxes under health care law, we'll examine one of them, the health insurance tax this morning
http://t.co/VepC5TwL3P
RT @
NFIB
: Today: Don’t miss the @
SmallBizGOP
hearing today at 10am to learn how
#HIThurtsmallbiz
http://t.co/C6Y77ONynC
- Follow @
NFIBLive
…
#AL
#SmallBiz
: Citing Affordable Care Act, my insurance provider is quoting 100+% increase in my premiums next year
http://t.co/CWLT3xaxMp
Serving With (Other Republicans in Missouri
Ann Wagner
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Vicky Hartzler
Billy Long