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Chairman Williams: “Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing which will examine how the federal government is tipping the…

Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses.” Chairman Williams issued the following statement regarding today’s hearing. “For over a year now, the Committee has been investigating the federal government’s…

Chairman Williams, Senator Ernst Issue Statement on Funding Circle

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, issued the following joint statement on Funding Circle voluntarily withdrawing their Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license. “As we have been saying from…

Chairman Williams Issues Subpoena to State Department and Global Engagement Center (GEC) for Refusal to Comply with Investigation into Censorship

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, subpoenaed the State Department and GEC for documents related to the Committee’s investigation into government-funding of companies who interfere with the ability of American small businesses to compete online because of their lawful speech. These actions were necessary…

SMALL BUSINESS SNAPSHOT

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In the month of June, small business owners continued to identify inflation as the single most important problem for them in operating their business, as upward price pressures continue to increase expenses and lower profitability. In addition to inflation remaining a top problem for small businesses, a persistently strong labor market is making it more difficult for small businesses to…

Chairman Williams Op-Ed: Biden admin turning this federal agency into a Dem get-out-the-vote machine

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following Op-Ed by Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, appeared in Fox News this morning. “The Founding Fathers feared a system of government where the executive branch is able to wield the power of the federal bureaucracy to interfere with elections. Unfortunately, President Biden has directed every…

House Passes Four Bipartisan Bills to Help America’s Entrepreneurs Succeed

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four small business bills favorably out of the chamber under suspension. H.R. 7988, the Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2024 – sponsored by Reps. Stauber (MN-08) and Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03). ·         This bill grades agencies on the number of contracts…

Chairman Williams Issues Subpoena to SBA for Agency’s Refusal to Comply with Investigation into Decision to End Collection on Pandemic Loans

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, subpoenaed the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding the Committee’s investigation into the agency’s decision to end collection on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans (COVID EIDL) valued at $100,000 or less and the decision not…

Committee Pressure Reverses NASA Decision, Allowing Small Business Consideration in $63 Billion Contract

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement commending NASA for reversing their procurement decisions related to the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (SEWP VI GWAC) solicitation. “After hearing concerns in January about how contracting…

Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing Examining the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Voter Registration Efforts in the State of Michigan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Weaponizing Federal Resources: Exposing the SBA’s Voter Registration Efforts.” Chairman Williams issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s hearing. “Yesterday’s hearing was an extremely important step in conducting oversight over the SBA’s electioneering efforts,…