SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING – The House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access will hold a hearing titled “The End of Relationship Banking? Examining The CFPB’s ‘Small Business Lending Data Collection’ Rule.” The purpose of this hearing is to highlight how the CFPB’s proposed rule will harm small financial institutions and small businesses.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement after penning a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Guzman requesting information on the SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program.
“The Small Business Administration’s Community Navigator Pilot Program is yet another example of an unnecessary, duplicative federal program,” said… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing to hear testimony from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Honorable Isabella Guzman: “Oversight of the Small Business Administration.”
Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery:
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s hearing which will… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Oversight of the Small Business Administration.” Chairman Williams issued the following statement after concluding today’s hearing.
“As small businesses continue to weather high inflation, rising interest rates, broken supply chains, and prolonged labor shortage, the committee… Read more »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Isabella Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to request a briefing on the SBA's Community Navigator Pilot Program and additional documents and information.
March 23, 2023
Read the full letter here.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) along with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) issued the following statements after introducing the “Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act.”
“Starting a small business is a leap of faith,” said Chairman Williams. “This bipartisan piece of… Read more »
FULL COMMITTEE HEARING – The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing titled “Oversight of the Small Business Administration.” The purpose of this hearing is to thoroughly review the activities of the Small Business Administration.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 23, 2023. 2:00 PM
LOCATION: 2360 Rayburn House Office Building
WITNESS:
The Honorable Isabella Casillas… Read more »
After another month of newly released economic data and surveys on the state of the country’s small businesses, one thing is abundantly clear: this economy is still not working for Main Street America. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released this month once again confirmed inflation continues to be stuck at unprecedentedly high levels, coming in at 6 percent. Equally concerning, core… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX), along with Reps. Schneider (D-IL), Ellzey (R-TX), and McGarvey (D-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize the Boots to Business (B2B) program that aims to assist transitioning service members to start and grow their own businesses.
“After dedicating their lives to protect the freedom of all Americans, it is critical we… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to end the collection on purchased Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans with an outstanding balance of $100,000 or less.
“The Small Business Administration’s decision raises fundamental questions about the proper stewardship of American… Read more »
