Roger Williams

When money is short, any delay in accessing a paycheck or paying a bill can disrupt your entire household.

This may sound like a small technical change, but it can have a big impact on our constituents.

I want to make sure that we are thinking about the real-world impact and what it means to consumers.

This is alarming as hostile actors like China, Iran, and Russia can receive the funding to use as they please.

In business, you don't want to sell off an empty shelf, and you want to have products that people want to buy.

You are voting in opposition to any fossil fuel projects.

Small businesses are burdened right now, so please take a look at that.

The last time you were here, I asked you what actions Treasury was taking to educate small businesses...

NewsGuard and companies like them don't just impact the businesses.

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining.

It is appalling to me that he would even consider attempting to be part of the solution when he is part of the problem.

If your employees don't have faith in leadership and trust, it is not ever going to work.

This is unacceptable and a clear political decision by the Biden Administration.

Are you kidding me? You guys just tried to put your number one political opponent, President Trump, in jail, right?

The party that controls the White House can use taxpayers' dollars to direct the vast federal bureaucracy to influence vote behavior.

The American people need to have confidence that agencies are acting to carry out their duties without a fear of political interference.

This agreement turns its back on the entrepreneurs that are struggling, but it opens up a whole host of potential conflicts of interest.

The SBA has entangled itself in electioneering activities, not only lack a Constitution basis for but also betrayed the trust and purpose for which the agency was established.

This committee is charged with oversight of the Small Business Administration. This is a responsibility that we do not take lightly.

The Biden administration is pushing an agenda out of line with the best interests of America's job creators.

The Biden administration's burdensome regulatory agenda has negatively impacted Main Street America.

It is very important that there are guardrails in place to businesses that get these loans.

In 2023, this program alone lent over $27 billion to main street businesses.

Now, when the SBA changed the 7a lending rules, Members of this committee repeatedly voice their concerns that changing the underwriting standards would lead to increased default rates.

The SBA is supposed to be the lender of last resort and not compete with the private sector.