Roger Williams

It is important to recognize the increase in the number of contractors leads to more reliable supply chains, scaled efficiency, less backlogs, and this increases competition.

Since the 1990s, the defense industry has seen a 90-percent decrease in the prime contracting space, from 51 contractors to 5 contractors.

Current conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine have decreased our domestic defense industrial stockpiles, and with the strongest military in the world, it is imperative that we prioritize rebuilding our defense industry and stockpiles to…

I understand these challenges firsthand, after my family searched for the best treatment options for my wife, Patty, after she was diagnosed with glioblastoma in December of 2022.

Healthcare is something that is extremely personal to every American. We need to make sure that patients can get the care they need by the providers they want at a price they can afford.

More government involvement in the free market does not work.

When people hear the word, 'merger,' they automatically think something bad, but mergers can be good for the banking industry.

Regulations are killing community banks, in case you don't know that.

The FDIC's proposal would discourage mergers altogether.

The OCC's proposal does more harm than good by removing key provisions that would streamline and expedite the application review process.

This has been a great hearing. I appreciate you all being here and thank you a lot for taking time to come up here.

Let me tell you, I am from Texas, and we take the right to privacy very seriously, like we all do, and the more information we have out there the more likely a bad actor is going to gain access.

I think when you go home you can tell them about a committee that actually is getting something done in a bipartisan fashion.

The motion is agreed to and H.R. 7989 is adopted and will be reported favorably to the House.

The committee will now come to order.

A recorded vote has been requested and a roll call vote is ordered.

I would like to thank Representative Molinaro for his commitment to ensuring Congress works to pave the pathway to success for entrepreneurs and employees with disabilities and thank him and Mr. Pappas for introducing this legislation.

Individuals with disabilities are more likely to be self-employed than the average American.

I'd like to thank my colleague, Representative Pappas, for his partnership and leadership on the bill and I urge my colleagues to support this very simple, smart, bipartisan legislation that is meant again to tear down barriers and create…

I urge my colleagues to support the bill. As I like to say back home this is one more effort to show America what it means to think differently for those with intellectual, physical, and developmental disabilities.

This bipartisan legislation will require the Small Business Administration to submit a report to Congress on the challenges faced by entrepreneurs with disabilities.

I urge all my colleagues to support the SPUR Act.

H.R. 7987, the Plain Language in Contracting Act, is a very important piece of legislation which removes a hurdle small businesses face as they consider doing business with the government.

I urge all of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to support this commonsense bill.

Small businesses deserve to have a full understanding of what opportunities are available to them and to know how agencies will fulfill their buying needs.