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House Small Business Committee chair praises tax, bank and SBA changes as boosts for Main Street
Summary
Congressman Roger Williams, chair of the House Committee on Small Business, credited recent tax and regulatory changes with giving small businesses greater certainty and said the SBA is shifting toward more regional support; he also highlighted local gains expected from the North Texas World Cup.
Congressman Roger Williams, chair of the House Committee on Small Business, said recent federal policy changes are giving entrepreneurs more certainty and helping community banks lend to small firms.
"Main Street drives America," Williams said, noting that National Small Business Week (May 3–9) highlights the sector’s role. He said "99% of the businesses are small businesses in America, and 75% of the payroll in the workforce are generated by small businesses."
Williams pointed to recent tax and regulatory developments as central to that stability. "Now we have... entrepreneurship, Main Street…
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