Roger Williams: “It is very important that there are guardrails in place to businesses that get these loans.”

Due to the death of my beloved wife of 41 years, Patty Williams, I was unable to be in D.C. and vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 25 and YEA on Roll Call No. 27. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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

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

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…