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.

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

More government involvement in the free market does not work.

The FDIC's proposal would discourage mergers altogether.

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.

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

I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation that will provide more opportunities for our Nation's job creators to access capital. I once again thank Representatives Meuser and Scholten for bringing this solution to the…

We have held hearings this year that have highlighted the great work of disabled entrepreneurs across the country. I thank Representatives McGarvey and Molinaro again for offering this solution to ensure the government is working…

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 thank Congressmen LaLota and Thanedar for this bill. Interpreting the Federal contracting language should not be a barrier that small businesses need to overcome in order to compete for a government contract. I urge my colleagues to…

I am grateful to Representatives Pappas and Bean for introducing this legislation so that rural Americans will have full access to their resources when disaster strikes.

Main Street America has been forced to play defense every day thanks to this administration's regulatory agenda.

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.

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

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.

The committee will now come to order.

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.

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

I urge my colleagues to vote yes, on both the amendment and the nature of substitute on H.R. 5333 and the underlying bill.

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…

This program expands the options available to our nation's job creators to assess vital funding to grow and expand their operations.

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

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.