Roger Williams

I believe this legislation will help engage with the career and technical education community to support small business growth.

There are too many young people who feel like they have no choice but to attend a 4-year college.

This legislation ensures federal resources are being used to support entrepreneurs and connect businesses with qualified employees.

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1541.

If we want to help small businesses, we need to really improve the economy. We need to quit pumping you know tens of billions of dollars into the economy that we do not have causing record inflation.

Supporting H.R. 1541 is not just an endorsement of small businesses but a commitment to fostering economic growth, reducing unemployment, and strengthening our communities.

This bill would enact new oversight of the 7(a) loan program by establishing a registration system for 7(a) agents.

I once again urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the legislation, and I hope to see it reported favorably to the House.

I want to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser, for introducing this bill, as well as the gentleman from Minnesota, Mr. Phillips, for cosponsoring this important piece of legislation, and I urge my colleagues to support H.R…

As a cosponsor of the 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act, I thank Mr. Meuser for his leadership and partnership on the important issue at hand, which is oversight of loan agent participation in the 7(a) program.

My question is, why is the Biden Administration standing in the way of competition, which creates a lot of great things for consumers, and innovation that would lower costs for borrowers?

Now, it is critical that we support new innovation designed to create more choices for consumers.

I compare what you all did to what our bomber plants did and our manufacturing plants did in World War II.

I agree with my local lenders in Minnesota and worry that the uneven lax oversight of Fintech sector entering the 7(a) program will put the entire program at risk.

When you are $32 trillion in debt, there needs to be a return to fiscal responsibility.

I implore Congress to slow down the SBA train that has already left the station and create a more cautious path for the SBA in the future.

Usually, you hear about having more people than you need with the government; now, we have too few.

This has been an expensive learning experience, hasn't it, for everybody?

It is kind of like, if in my car business selling cars, we don't have a sales manager.

You didn't have anybody in charge, but that is fine.

The bank did not have a chief risk officer--I think you have talked about that--for 8 months between April 2022 and January 2023.

Others have raised concerns that two very important Fed functions, its monetary policymaking and its bank supervision, were not successfully communicating.

Inflation has been hurting small businesses across the country, and for contractors I fear that this issue has an even more larger impact.

Unfortunately, the number of small businesses contracting with the federal government has been decreasing for the last decade.

Small business plays a vital role in America's industrial base and national security apparatus.