Congressman Sam Graves says he’s concentrating on small business during this “district work period.” The chairman of the House Small Business Committee wants to know what’s stopping business from expanding and adding jobs.

Graves says business owners are stymied by uncertainty over healthcare, taxes, energy, and in especially over-regulation. Graves says he sees no signs that the President will address any of those concerns in his upcoming economic speech.

Graves says this administration has made a habit of imposing by regulation what it can’t get passed as legislation. The Northwest Missouri Republican says over-regulation is a big drag on economic recovery. 

The five-term Congressman talked with listeners on the 680-KFEQ Hotline Wednesday morning, hosted a town hall meeting at the Missouri Theater, and met with flooded farmers and government officials in Holt County.