Roger Williams: “So do you believe these stress tests have been made easier since you took over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve?”

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

I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Moore of North Carolina). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Williams)…

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

American small businesses are the engines of our economy, they are the entrepreneurs and they make America move and grow.