Quotes from Sam Graves

This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.

We must secure our borders and restore the rule of law, and more than anyone running, Ted Cruz has fought to make this nation secure while protecting our constitutional rights.

I have personally seen Ted Cruz stand up and fight on the issues that matter the most to conservatives, even when it wasn't popular in Congress.

There are programs that don't work.

I have no preconceived notions of what SBA programs work or not.

The few effective provisions of Dodd-Frank are masked by its many flaws - flaws that have been and will continue to be detrimental to the American economy and our financial future if not reversed.

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.

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

Having grown up on a family farm, I am all too familiar with the effects a drought can have on a crop.

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

There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with.

As threats emerge - from ISIS to Russia to the Iranian nuclear program - we need a president with the resolve to defend our country and not back down.

Part of any solution to get our economy going should include steps to free up our small businesses by peeling back unnecessarily burdensome regulations, ending the continual threats of tax hikes, and addressing the cloud of federal debt that hangs over our economy.

Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.

The economy needs thriving, job-creating small businesses, but excessive and ill-considered regulations too often get in the way of growth.

There are 12 million illegal immigrants in this country - drawing welfare benefits, sending their children to public schools, and pushing down wages for American workers - but the problem extends well beyond amnesty and open borders.

Small businesses win as they get more contracts; workers win as small businesses create jobs; and taxpayers win as prices are driven down.

Time and time again, small businesses testify before the Committee on Small Business that they simply want the government to 'get out of the way.'

Bringing buyers and sellers together through a single platform is not a new idea - most of us know about eBay's success - but with advancing technology comes new innovative methods for businesses to connect customers with those who want to offer services.

I do not like toll roads. Taxpayers are already paying for those roads through their gas taxes, and then to turn around and tell them they need to pay more to drive on the roads, I don't like it.

Small lending institutions lack the capability of their larger counterparts to hire the additional manpower necessary to deal with the hundreds of additional regulations created by Dodd-Frank.

Federal regulations should promote safety without unnecessarily burdening small firms and costing much-needed jobs.

Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.

The federal government has invested billions in Metro, yet the system is not safe and is not reliable.