WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement regarding the new cost of regulations issued by the Biden Administration. “Nearly every week, without fail, this Administration finds new ways to hamper businesses across America,” said Chairman Williams. “The fact that there was $875 billion in new costs from fin... Read More »
In the month of April, inflation remained as a leading issue for small business owners, as it has shown to be consistently above the Federal Reserve’s target while the labor market has continued to outperform expectations, driving up the cost of labor. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, released earlier this month, showed the inflation rate is currently sitting at 3.5 percent year over year, up ... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA), after the SBA's failed to provide a briefing, narrative response, or documents by the deadline regarding activities involving voter registration following the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Michigan Department of State. April 18, 2024 Re... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee markup on seven bills. Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s markup where we’ll be discussing seven bills that will address the needs of our nation’s small businesses. I am going to be speaking on each of the bills we bring up today in much... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee markup where all seven bills considered were passed by the Committee. Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today’s markup. “Today’s markup once again demonstrated that this Committee is committed to working together to meet the needs of small busine... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Department of Justice (DOJ), regarding the FTC's and DOJ's jointly released Final Merger Guidelines and the impact they will have on small businesses. April 16, 2024 Read the full letter here. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Taxes, and Capital Access is holding a hearing titled “Exploring SBA Programs: Reviewing the SBIC and SBIR Programs' Impact on Small Businesses.” Subcommittee Chairman Meuser’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing. First, I want to thank our witnesses... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access led a hearing titled “Exploring SBA Programs: Reviewing the SBIC and SBIR Programs' Impact on Small Businesses.” Subcommittee Chairman Meuser issued the following statement after today’s hearing. “The SBIC and SBIR Programs are two successful public-priva... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote to both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding their jointly released Final Merger Guidelines. Chairman Williams issued the following statement. “Nearly every week, this Administration makes a regulation withou... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex Tax Code.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on how tax policy significantly impacts our nation’s small businesses. I’d like to start ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex Tax Code.” Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today’s hearing. “I’m very grateful to have held today’s hearing focusing on how high taxes can suffocate any business, especially small businesses,” said ... Read More »
FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: The House Committee on Small Business will hold a full committee hearing titled “Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex Tax Code.” In this hearing, Members will hear from witnesses how high taxes harm small businesses and how our complex tax code serves as another regulation companies must comply with. DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 10th at 10:0... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA), regarding the SBA's activities involving voter registration following the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Michigan Department of State. April 4, 2024 Read the full letter here. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Reps. Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Stauber (R-MN), and Meuser (R-PA), wrote to the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding a recent decision by the SBA to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Michigan Department of State to register voters. Chairman Williams issued ... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA), regarding the SBA's in-office work policies and their detrimental impact on the SBA's ability to help America's small businesses. March 27, 2024 Read the full letter here. Read More »
