In the month of September, inflation persistently remained as a top issue small business owners are facing. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released earlier this month showed the inflation rate is currently sitting at 3.7 percent year over year, up from 3.2 percent last month. Core CPI, which excludes the more volatile measurements of food and energy, decreased 0.4 percent. While… 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, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee markup where all five bills considered were passed by the Committee. Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today’s markup. “Today’s markup shows, yet again, that this Committee is committed to producing commonsense legislation,” said… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement regarding the new in-office requirements from the Small Business Administration (SBA). “It’s refreshing to see the SBA has taken the advice of this Committee and changed their work from home policy. However, this is still not good enough. The SBA,… 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, Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, held a hearing titled “Enabling Success: Examining the Competitive Landscape for Small Businesses.” Subcommittee Chairman Meuser issued the following statement after the hearing: “Small businesses are already navigating a maze of challenges –… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following statements as both of their bills addressing COVID-19 fraud are scheduled to be marked up in Committee tomorrow. “When COVID-19 hit the United States, the SBA was tasked with taking on an oversized role to help save… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement after penning a letter to Administrator Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Associate Administrator Purdy of the Office of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) concerning privacy intrusions on small… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Reps. Van Duyne (R-TX), Salazar (R-FL), Ellzey (R-TX), and Bean (R-FL), penned a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm over the DOE’s new proposed rule that would change energy conservation standards for ceiling fans. This… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote to Administrator Isabella Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to request a staff briefing and other pertinent documents on the SBA’s disaster response efforts in the aftermath of the Maui fires. Read the full letter here. Read excerpts from the letter… Read more »