Roger Williams: “Good morning. I want to thank all the witnesses for being here today.”

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…

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.

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