Roger Williams

Let's just cut taxes for everybody so people have more money in their pocket.

Unfortunately, we have seen some tax proposals coming from the Biden Administration that will make these types of investments and a bigger check less attractive.

A 2021 Cybersecurity Trend Report shows that phishing is the top cyber threat for small businesses as we have talked today.

Well, public-private partnerships only work better. No question.

I want to join my colleagues in expressing my disappointment also with how emergency rental assistance aid is still sitting idle while renters and landlords are waiting for help.

While small businesses do what they can to protect themselves from attacks that never happened in the first place, it is ultimately the government's responsibility to track down and hold these bad actors accountable.

any increase in the tax rate is detrimental to their ability to operate

the idea that used cars are appreciating is something that you would have never thought you would have said

this administration is putting up roadblocks and hurdles and making small business owners very defensive.

we don't want people to rely on government assistance. That is why we need to get back to cutting taxes.

Today's hearing is of the utmost importance as we are going to be exploring the Nation's rural small businesses, how they have fared under COVID-19, and what they face moving forward.

I mean, here we are paying people to sit on the couch, paying people not to work.

when we talk about these tax increases, it is detrimental to small businesses that are wanting to get started again, that tax cuts really put more money in the hands of these small business owners

if we want to help small businesses recover, we cannot--I repeat--cannot be increasing taxes.

Thankfully, Congress worked with former President Trump to enact and activate a number of critically important small business relief programs, including the quick-moving Paycheck Protection Program.

the tax cuts we had in 2016 really worked, enabled people to take risks and get rewarded.

the Biden administration is threatening the Nation's best job creators with tax increases.

the Biden administration has proposed tax hikes to pay for the American Families Plan, to advance the left's climate and social agenda, which will ultimately be financed on the backs of small business.

we must work together to bring back the pro-growth environment that the Nation experienced prior to COVID-19.

the Office of Rural Affairs can be there to be a voice and an advocate for small businesses

I want the SBA to be the small business provider for small business, what they are.

The problem is I think this is based on the false assumption that the government would do a better job of handling consumer data and credit reports than the private sector does.

If you think that is a good solution, look at the Veterans Administration right now and how well they service our veterans with the backlog that they have.

Adding another entity of government with even more control over their lives would be counterproductive, in my opinion, and in the opinion of many Americans.

Not only will you force consumers to hand over all their data to the Federal Government, but it will also remove all incentives for the private sector to innovate.