Roger Williams

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…

the White House has been pushing the FHFA to enact rent controls where they are going to tell me what I am going to make.

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

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

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.

Unfortunately, due to political pressures and lack of action by the Biden Administration, this is a model that is ready to launch but has not been approved as a standard product offering.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

The Federal Reserve's report reviewed the supervision of Silicon Valley Bank. Key findings determined that Silicon Valley Bank's board of directors... failed to manage the risks.

The Biden Administration's massive spending spree of Executive Orders has fueled this crisis.

taxpayers in Texas, which is where I am from, and across the United States could be left footing the bill for these banks' mistakes and mismanagement.

Americans are struggling under the weight of crippling inflation and families are being forced to decide whether to put food on the table or pay the rent.

I have seen firsthand the crisis happening at our southern border.

FinCEN has identified combating human trafficking and smuggling as one of its top priorities.