Roger Williams: “Today's hearing is of the utmost importance as we are going to be exploring the Nation's rural small businesses, how…”

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

My bill the Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024 addresses this concern.

Due to a personal family matter, I was unable to vote on H.R. 881--the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 120.

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…