Roger Williams

The only thing they may understand is the baseball bat, though, at the end of the day, but our Southern border has been an absolute disaster over the last 2 years.

For decades, China has employed a military-civil fusion national strategy to develop the People's Liberation Army into a world-class military.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1345

I look forward to working with the ranking member to get some really good things done. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Luetkemeyer), my dear friend and a great patriot.

Due to a personal family matter, I had to return back to Texas, and I was unable to vote today. Had I been present, I would have noted ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 29 and ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 30. ____________________

However, since you joined the CFPB, I cannot find one example where you have listened to the private sector and changed your course of action.

Every single person tells me how terrified they are about your Agency's 1071 small business data collection rulemaking.

If you continue to disregard the concerns of Main Street America, half of the payroll, half of the workforce, it will lead to the demise of countless small businesses, leaving many communities without a vital source of economic growth and…

Your regulations trickle down. You can save Main Street America, cut these regulations.

You can't spend your way out of this inflationary cycle.

It was irresponsible to think we could spend trillions of dollars and expect there to be no negative consequences.

Reckless government spending contributed to the price increases that we have.

Madam Chair, I request a recorded vote.

The Biden administration owns inflation. It has nothing to do with dates. This administration owns inflation.

This slow bleed to slow businesses is caused by rising inflation, labor shortages, and disruptions to the supply chain.

I have news for her and news for you. I am a lifetime small business owner and it is not.

Let's be clear. Things are getting worse, not better.

How hard can this be? How is this partisan?

We do not believe private companies should serve as moral arbitrators. Asking private companies to decide what legal products or services can or cannot be bought and from what store sets a dangerous precedent.

My Republican colleagues and I have expressed concerns that this will make it easier to track, expose, and limit the constitutional rights of millions of law-abiding gun owners.

Excessive amounts of red tape and administrative burdens can make it extremely costly and overwhelming for smaller businesses attempting to break into the international trade market.

However, all businesses in my district are more concerned about the out-of-control inflation, which all of us are.

I can tell you that President Biden's SBA is totally out of touch with Main Street America.

I think we should cut taxes across the board.

The Biden Administration is trying to revive some form of the Iran nuclear deal. And, unfortunately, the President has been keeping Congress in the dark about how these negotiations are progressing, which is extremely bothering to me and a…