Rep. Roger Williams says recent tax changes and 100% expensing will boost small‑business investment, warns unrest could threaten recovery
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Rep. Roger Williams, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, told an interviewer he expects recent tax changes — including "100% expensing" — to increase cash flow and investment for small firms, and said unrest and expanded government are the chief concerns for small‑business owners ahead of the midterms.
Congressman Roger Williams, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, said he expects recent tax changes — including "100% expensing" — to spur small‑business investment and increase cash flow, and he warned that civil unrest and more government could undermine those gains.
"We've made tax cuts permanent, cut regulations for banks on the small businesses, 100% expensing. It's a huge deal to businesses," Williams said, adding that 100% expensing allows firms to "buy equipment and write it off immediately rather than having to appreciate it over a period of time." He described the changes as returning opportunity to entrepreneurs and investors.
The interviewer noted a private‑sector confidence figure — "94% of small business owners projecting growth" — and asked what keeps business owners up at night. Williams said the principal worries are increased government intervention and local disorder. He said banks and cash flow improvements should help businesses expand but added: "small business... is concerned about what they see in Minneapolis and around. I mean, they don't want that coming to their hometown. They don't want to live in a place where, law enforcement is not supported, which affects small businesses."
Williams also said the tax changes will free up resources for companies and community banks: "Banks now, community banks, now they can make loans that they have made in the past for payroll to keep a business open because they had so many regulations." He predicted a strong first quarter as taxpayers receive refunds and lower rates increase available working capital.
The comments framed both the economic case Williams advanced for the recent changes and the political context he said Republicans must address ahead of the midterm elections: the need to "remind people what we've done" and to "sell the message" about accomplishments while warning against narratives he described as distracting from those gains. The interview concluded with the host thanking Williams.