WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement regarding SBA Administrator Guzman’s refusal to testify before the full Committee to address the contradicting reports on COVID-19 pandemic lending program fraud from the Small Business Administration and the SBA’s Office of Inspector… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Stolen Taxpayer Funds: Reviewing the SBA and OIG Reports of Fraud in Pandemic Lending Programs.”
Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery:
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on two recent reports examining fraud in the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. This legislation commissions the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the ability of veteran and reservist small business owners to access credit. It also requires the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN), Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) issued the following statements after sending a letter to Administrator Regan of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding a new regulation and its… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, invited the Honorable Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), to testify before the Committee on Small Business alongside SBA Inspector General Hannibal “Mike” Ware on July 13th, 2023.
The SBA Office of the Inspector General (OIG)… Read more »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Michael Regan of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding the EPA's proposed rule change that would ban the manufacture and use of Perchloroethylene (PCE) and how it will impact small businesses.
June 29, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Meuser, Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, and Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business issued the following statements after sending a letter to Commissioner Califf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a new regulation and its… Read more »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regarding the FDA's proposed rule change to create a product standard for cigars that would result in a product ban of all
cigars with a “characterizing flavor” other than tobacco and how it will impact small businesses.
June 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement regarding the latest Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) report on COVID-19 Pandemic EIDL and PPP Loan Fraud.
“The latest OIG report on fraud within the pandemic loan programs shows significantly more criminal… Read more »
In the month of June, inflation and labor shortages continue to be one of the top issues that small businesses are facing. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released earlier this month showed the inflation rate fell some to 4.0 percent, down from 4.9 percent from the month prior. Core CPI, which excludes the more volatile measurements of food and energy, fell slightly to 5.3 percent.… Read more »
