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Rep. Roger Williams says shutdown stalled small-business lending and urges focus on affordability and growth
Summary
In an interview on Morning in America, Rep. Roger Williams (R-Tex.) said the government shutdown stalled Small Business Administration services and stalled Main Street lending, argued recent tax changes and deregulation have improved the economy, and said a further interest-rate cut would boost hiring; he did not offer a specific legislative proposal.
Rep. Roger Williams (R-Tex.) told Morning in America that the recent government shutdown left many small businesses unable to get loans because the Small Business Administration (SBA) was effectively closed. "The SBA was shut down. People couldn't get their loans. People couldn't get, papers processed," he said, describing Main Street as "really at a standstill."
Williams framed the shutdown as a past event the Republican majority moved quickly to remedy, saying lawmakers voted to reopen the government after what he called the "Schumer shutdown" and that attention should now be on recent policy achievements. He listed…
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