Roger Williams

There is a fear that without proper oversight of U.S. negotiators, the internal international regulatory standards could become the gold standard all over the world.

Moving toward an unknown, untested international standard, in my opinion, would be unwise.

H.R. 5660, the Retail Checking Account Protection Act of 2016, is a bipartisan bill providing regulatory relief to community banks.

I support H.R. 347 for my colleague, Congressman Royce.

I don't know, frankly, how a new business starts or secures capital in this current regulatory environment.

The very last thing we need is additional regulations that stifles innovation.

Main Street America is hurting. There is a difference between Main Street and Wall Street.

Clearly, someone is not getting the message.

Most of them don't see any relief in sight.

So my--I am just sitting here trying to reason why the CFPB, looking out for consumers, would decide against a process that gives consumers basically $5,000-plus for every solution in order to send it over to you, who is going to get an…

The current public housing system, including HUD itself, rationalizes structure and process over social outcomes.

I was proud to support that effort.

Frankly, we must begin to empower America's great assets, the small business community, the last real hope to turning our economy around and cash-flowing America.

Let's end this tax once and for all.

We have had it unofficially dynamic scored.

I was excited to see 3213, the expensing provisions.

I wanted to briefly key on some remarks that I think are important to revisit.

government doesn't create a good deal like you think you are helping your customer. It just doesn't happen.

I hope we don't destroy that, which it seems like we are trying to every single day up here.

Trust the people. Trust yourself. Don't trust the Bureau. Don't trust the government.

I just cannot believe, as I go through my life every day up here, how people want to bash and condemn small-business people who are trying to employ people, trying to make things better.

All of us who employ people, who own businesses, we just get hammered by this Administration, just nonstop, every single day.

Although trade-based money laundering is widely recognized as one of the most common ways terrorist organizations seek funding, it is my hope that this task force continues to explore solutions to an ever-growing problem that often hits…

As a member of this subcommittee, I am proud to have cosponsored many of the proposals we are discussing today.

His proposal, which ultimately brings the budgets for the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Office of Financial Research under appropriations, will no doubt provide for greater transparency where it is sorely needed.