Roger Williams

The House passed my bill, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act.

In Texas 25th District those crumbs come in the form of real dollars back in the pockets of hard-working families.

Mr. Secretary, thank you for being here this morning. And I am a small business owner for 47 years in Texas, still have my business, and I can tell you, it is a great time to be on Main Street.

While I am excited about incoming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Powell, I feel that the Fed is in desperate need of reform.

The preservation of our national security I think is every Member of Congress's constitutional responsibility, and I and this committee remain committed to finding policy solutions which promote U.S. interests and keep bad actors away.

Community banks and credit unions are the backbone of Main Street America.

Will my proposal effectively help community institutions to thrive and to grow in number rather than be crushed under burdensome regulations?

Since the creation of the Bureau, community banks have been forced to comply with rigid, arbitrary, and prescriptive rules intended to target the abuses of nonbanks and larger banks.

H.R. 1264 seeks to put the burden of proof on the CFPB.

I am concerned that the CFPB, as it behaved under former Director Cordray, actively sought to increase regulation.

I think this would have a tremendous impact on Main Street.

Do you agree that Congress has a right to know whether aircraft finance for Iran may benefit persons that engage in sanctionable activities, including support for terrorism, weapons proliferation, and human rights abuses?

Given the overwhelmingly increased aggression under the Kim regime, this legislation cannot be timelier.

I believe that the legislative proposals before us today largely represent steps in the right direction toward combating the abuse of our financial system by bad actors.

I fully agree with your statement that highlights the importance of acting in the self-interest of the United States to unlock all of these benefits.

Thank all of you for being here today, and I appreciate your testimony this afternoon on the important subject of data security and how we can and must do better to protect private information.

You understand the actions necessary to be the best possible steward of the taxpayer.

Thank you for your leadership. I have been around leaders all my life, and you are a leader.

Your response has just demonstrated the swift action and resolute--and Texans are grateful for what you have done.

Because Kim has proven unresponsive to sanctions imposed by the West, we must consider actions to target and cut off the governments that prop him up.

North Korea continues to destabilize Southeast Asia and threaten the safety of the United States and our allies in the region.

Dodd-Frank is a disaster. And for this reason, amongst many others, I am concerned that unnecessary regulations threaten to harm the endeavors of hard-working Americans on their path to fulfilling their dreams.

The economic growth that will happen with true tax reform... is going to be unbelievable.

Tax reform is a big deal to me, we have got to get our tax rates down.

How do we prevent North Korea from exchanging laborers' foreign earnings into desirable currencies, be it be dollar to euros or whatever?