Roger Williams: “I have never heard anybody say that people in poverty are lazy.”

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.

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.