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Rep. Roger Williams says government reopening "could have come to an end" earlier, defends GOP agenda for small business
Summary
Rep. Roger Williams, chair of the House Small Business Committee, said the recent government shutdown "could have come to an end September 19," argued Congress had voted earlier, and urged focus on tax and regulatory changes he says will benefit Main Street; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries offered a partisan rebuttal in a recorded clip.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chair of the House Small Business Committee, told interviewers that the federal government’s recent shutdown "could have come to an end September 19," saying he and other Republicans had voted earlier for a measure to reopen the government.
"We could have had the government open, military could have kept getting paid," Williams said, adding that no substantive change occurred between the earlier vote and the measure approved the night before the interview. "But anyway, that's water under the bridge…
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