Simplify the tax code

by Congressman Sam Graves I’ve never understood why we need a tax code that is so complex you have to hire someone else just to understand it. We desperately need tax reform to simplify a massive tax code. Hard-working Americans spend too much money and time filling...

Jobs are still top priority

Missourian Harry Truman always wanted a one-handed economist. He explained that all of his economists said on the one hand… but on the other hand. Sometimes, it’s hard to make heads or tails of the economic news from Washington.

Fix the levees

The corn is off the cob for 2011, but as we begin 2012, there is much that needs to be done. The floods of last summer have now mostly subsided. As clean up continues, we need to start preparing for 2012.

Approve the Keystone Pipeline

It’s very rare that Washington has a chance to do something which will help to create thousands of jobs, and decrease energy prices, at no cost to taxpayers. You would think that a deal like that would sail through Congress and be signed quickly by the President. However in Washington, common sense often takes a back seat to politics.

Washington rules must make sense

In life there are a few things that are certain. They say you can count on life, death and taxes. I might add one other thing to that list: farm dust. However, in Washington that does not prevent them from trying to find a way to stop it.