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 »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Reviewing the SBA’s Office of Advocacy Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act.”
Vice Chairman Luetkemeyer’s opening statement as prepared for delivery:
Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on reviewing the Small Business Administration’s Office of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement after sending a letter with Vice Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding a new regulation and its potentially adverse impacts on small businesses.
“The federal government’s countless attempts to overburden and… Read more »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to the Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, regarding the DOE's proposed rule change to energy conservation standards for battery chargers and how it will impact small businesses.
June 22, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business announced its July hearing schedule.
Full Committee Hearing – “Pandemic Fraud Accountability: Reviewing the SBA Inspector General’s COVID-19 Fraud Report”
Date & Time: Thursday, July 13th, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. EDT
Location: Hearing Room, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee Markup
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