WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Unleashing Main Street’s Potential: Examining Avenue’s to Capital Access.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing that will focus on finding solutions for entrepreneurs to more easily access capital so they can… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Crime on the Rise: How Lawlessness is Impacting Main Street America.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to our first hearing of 2024. Today, we are going to focus on the negative impact of rampant crime on small businesses and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “A Year in Review: The State of Small Business in America.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our last hearing of the year of 2023. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. I know all of you traveled a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full Committee Member Day Hearing. Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s House Committee on Small Business Member Day hearing. I want to thank each of you, who may not sit on this Committee, for taking the time to come and share with us what you are… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Oversight of the SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on oversight over the Small Business Administration’s Office of Entrepreneurial… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains is holding a hearing titled “Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small Offshore Energy Producers.” Subcommittee Chairman Welsey Hunt’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, everyone. The Committee is here today… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Athletes and Innovators: Examining NIL’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Collegiate Athletes.” Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on the impact of the NCAA’s name, image, and likeness policy… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee markup on five bills. Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s markup where we’ll be discussing five bills that address the various needs of our nation’s small businesses. To put it lightly, small businesses across the country have… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access is holding a hearing titled “Enabling Success: Examining the Competitive Landscape for Small Businesses.” Subcommittee Chairman Dan Meuser’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing where we’ll delve into the critical… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Rural Entrepreneurship: Examining the Challenges and State of Rural Small Businesses.” Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing that will focus on the challenges facing Main Street in rural America. I want… Read more »