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Rep. Roger Williams backs Trump probe of gas firms, says competition will lower prices
Summary
Rep. Roger Williams told an interviewer he supports President Trump's push to investigate gas companies over fuel prices and said competition, modeled in part by Texas policies, is the path to lower energy costs for consumers and small businesses.
Rep. Roger Williams, Texas congressman and chair of the House Small Business Committee, said he supports President Trump's effort to address high fuel prices and that competition, not regulation, is the best route to lower consumer costs. "I think President Trump is just merely fighting for the economy," Williams said in the interview.
The host raised concerns that fuel prices are affecting small businesses and families and asked whether Trump was right to investigate gas companies for possible price gouging. Williams said energy prices have come down recently and emphasized competition: "Let people compete against each other and companies... When you have competition the consumer ends up being the beneficiary of lower prices." He described Texas as a model for opportunity and competition.
Williams did not detail specific legislative steps or cite particular investigations; the interview records his support for market competition and for actions he described as protecting competitiveness rather than naming statutory mechanisms or agencies to carry out investigations. The segment did not include on‑air responses from federal regulators or representatives of the energy industry.
