Roger Williams: “Well, I was going to say, in closing, there is no reason a kid in the ninth grade should lose hope----”

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. 23.

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…

I urge my colleagues to support this bill and I yield back.

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