Roger Williams: “Increasing the government's involvement in the private sector can have and always does have negative consequences.”

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

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

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

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.