Roger Williams: “Due to a personal family matter, I had to return back to Texas and I was unable to vote today. Had I been present, I…”

I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Moore of North Carolina). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Williams)…

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

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 commonsense legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Williams) that the House suspend the…