Roger Williams

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues, Mr. Meuser and Mrs. McIver, for working together in a bipartisan way on behalf of strengthening the SBA's flagship 7(a) loan program. For too long, a few bad actors have damaged one of the most…

This important legislation will hold these fraudsters accountable, and I urge my colleagues to support it. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

There has been a significant shortage in skilled labor across the country for way too long.

His story was inspiring, and it showed that with a little help, anyone can be an entrepreneur in America.

People with disabilities are very entrepreneurial and can add value to many businesses.

Industries like construction are particularly affected, with the projection showing the need for over 500,000 additional workers annually.

Main street is facing a dire labor shortage, with 90 percent of businesses reporting few or no qualified applicants in August.

If we want to truly help Main Street America we should oppose this amendment and support the underlying bill.

American small businesses are the engines of our economy, they are the entrepreneurs and they make America move and grow.

These 700 regulations have placed over $440 billion, that is with a B, over $440 billion on the small businesses of America.

Not one small business has said, yeah, we need more rules and regulations. Not one.

The Prove It Act will help agencies ensure that they comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Small businesses do not have the resource to hire compliance officers, lawyers, or lobbyists to ensure that they understand and have their voices heard.

The Prove It Act of 2024 is an important bipartisan piece of legislation which will help ensure that agencies comply with intent of existing law.

I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill and I yield back.

We want them healthy because when small business is health, America is healthy.

My bill the Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024 addresses this concern.

We must--this bill provides urgency, a requirement for the bureaucrats to do their job in a timely manner...

I will have no choice but to oppose this bill.

I ask my colleagues to support the passage of this commonsense reform.

This amendment also guts the purpose of this bill by directing agencies to do something already within their purview.

I want to thank Mr. Alford for sponsoring H.R. 9030, the Regulatory Agenda Clarity Act, which will help streamline the regulatory information agencies post in their annual regulatory agenda.

Thank you, Chairman Williams for including this legislation in our markup today and I hope that all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will agree that simple, clear language is a way to ensure prosperity for our small businesses.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill and I yield back.