Committee News:
Deregulation will free Main Street America
Washington Examiner – 04.01.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) wrote an op-ed, published by the Washington Examiner, on unleashing prosperity on Main Street through deregulation.
Liberation Day won’t save Wall Street
POLITICO “Morning Money” – 04.01.25
The House Committee on Small Business Full Committee Hearing: “The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through Deregulation” was highlighted in POLITICO’s Morning Money daily newsletter.
Chairman Williams on Tariffs and the SAVE Act
Fox Business “The Bottom Line” – 03.31.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, joined “The Bottom Line” to discuss the SAVE Act and the Trump Tariffs going into effect.
Rep. Williams: SBA Has Good Reason to Flee Sanctuary Cities
Newsmax – 03.26.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote an op-ed, published by Newsmax, on Small Business Administration field offices being moved out of sanctuary cities.
Op-Ed: Rep. Roger Williams and Rep. Mark Alford: Bringing federal workers back to work for Main Street America
Washington Reporter – 03.26.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Rep. Mark Alford (MO-04) wrote an op-ed, published by The Washington Reporter, on Small Business Administration employees returning to work for Main Street America.
Chairman Williams on the Border, Serving Main Street, and Uncovering the Biden SBA Electioneering
Fox Business “Mornings with Maria” – 03.20.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, joined “Mornings with Maria” to discuss serving Main Street, uncovering the Biden SBA electioneering, and the border.
House panel asks Trump's small business chief to provide info on alleged Biden-era electioneering project
Fox News – 03.19.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote to Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler regarding electioneering efforts conducted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) during the Biden-Harris Administration. This letter is sent in coordination with Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, who sent electioneering inquiries to an additional fourteen agencies.
Chairman Williams on Rogue Judges, January 6 Files, and Cutting Burdensome Regulations
Newsmax – 03.19.25
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, joined Newsmax to discuss cutting burdensome regulations, the January 6th files, and rogue judges.
Small Business:
Three Ways Trump’s SBA Initiatives Will Boost Small Businesses
Forbes – 03.31.25
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced new SBA initiatives, including the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, to restore American economic health and boost small businesses. The initiative commits to a deeper collaboration and coordination of federal agency resources to 1) increase access to capital, 2) improve opportunities for public and private investments in support of manufacturing in America, and 3) help small businesses export their products on a global scale by empowering small manufacturers.
The SBA also plans to refocus its resources on the core missions of supplying capital, fostering innovation, supporting veteran small business owners, providing field support, and delivering timely disaster relief. The SBA is perhaps the most effective agency in the federal government, but that does not mean it cannot be streamlined. President Trump has said repeatedly that he was elected with a mandate to cut Federal bureaucracy and eliminate waste. The challenge will be to eliminate the programs that have proved too costly and detrimental to the economy, without hindering access to capital for small business owners.
Economy:
Trump aides eye 20% tariffs as edgy world awaits 'Liberation Day'
Reuters – 04.01.25
White House aides have drafted plans for tariffs of about 20% on most of the $3 trillion of goods imported annually to the U.S., the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump prepares to announce reciprocal tariffs that have global businesses, consumers and investors fretting about an intensifying global trade war. White House advisers say no final decision has been made and that several options are on the table, according to the Post. Trump's administration is also weighing using the trillions of dollars it expects in new import revenue for a tax dividend or refund, the report said, citing three unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Rattled investors have sold stocks aggressively for more than a month, wiping nearly $5 trillion off the value of U.S. stocks since mid-February. The risks are not just isolated to the U.S. Business surveys out on Tuesday showed factory activity weakening across Asia as the intensifying tariff war and slowing global demand hurt business sentiment, darkening the outlook. Initial signs of a manufacturing recovery in Europe, meanwhile, were clouded by worries that some of the uptick in activity in March may largely have been driven by buyers front-loading orders to get ahead of Trump's new levies.
Meet the ‘Dirty 15’ countries that could be hit hardest by Trump’s tariffs
CNBC – 03.31.25
President Donald Trump is about to announce his biggest batch of tariffs yet, though many details remain unclear. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in a Fox Business interview on March 18, singled out what he called the “Dirty 15.” His was referring to the 15% of nations that account for the bulk of U.S. trading volume while imposing hefty tariffs and other “non-tariff barriers” on U.S. goods. Bessent did not name those countries. Kevin Hassett, director of Trump’s National Economic Council, said in a subsequent interview on the network that the administration is looking at 10 to 15 countries that account for America’s “entire trillion-dollar trade deficit.”
Hassett also did not name those countries. Data from the Commerce Department show that in 2024, the U.S. had the highest goods trading deficit with China, followed by the European Union, Mexico, Vietnam, Ireland, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Canada, India, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, Austria and Sweden. The Office of the U.S Trade Representative, in a notice seeking public comment as part of a review of unfair trade practices to be delivered to Trump by Monday, listed 21 countries in which it is “particularly interested.” They are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
News of Day:
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
AP News – 04.01.25
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan last week to remake the department, which, through its agencies, is responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, and monitoring the safety of food and medicine, as well as for administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country. The plan would consolidate agencies that oversee billions of dollars for addiction services and community health centers under a new office called the Administration for a Healthy America. The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff — 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers.
Trump faces test in Florida
The Hill – 04.01.25
President Trump’s appeal will face a test Tuesday in the Florida special election to replace his national security adviser Mike Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Trump and Waltz each won the district by over 30 points in November, but Republican candidate Randy Fine has lagged behind in fundraising and some polling in the special election for the district.
Trump and other national Republicans have turned their attention to the race over the past week ahead of what is likely to be a litmus test for Trump’s brand in the state that has become the center for the GOP universe. Republicans themselves have sought to make Trump the central focus of the race, banking on the tactic playing well in such a conservative district. A Republican loss in the sixth district would be a political earthquake. The district, which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) used to hold, has not been represented by a Democrat since 1989.
