Op-Ed: Rep. Roger Williams: President Donald Trump’s SBA will fight for Main Street America
With President Donald Trump’s pro-growth, pro-business initiatives and his strong choice of Kelly Loeffler as Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator, small businesses are filled with a new sense of hope and certainty. As a small business owner myself, I know firsthand the importance of a strong economy and support from those in Washington.
Now, more than ever, the American people need the federal government to work to reverse the damage done by the Biden Administration. Under the failed leadership of President Joe Biden, the SBA turned its back on Main Street America, crushing small business owners with record high inflation, burdensome regulations, and a dwindling economy.
Instead of ensuring small businesses were given the resources they needed to spur growth and opportunity, the Biden administration refocused the SBA’s efforts into electioneering, radical DEI programs, taxpayer funded censorship by proxy, and burdensome regulations that cost the American people $1.8 trillion dollars and 355 million of hours of valuable time.
In November, the American people gave us a powerful mandate: restore Main Street America. Working together, I am certain we can return the SBA to its intended mission — helping all small businesses develop and thrive.
Small businesses make up more than 99 percent of businesses in the United States. Small businesses in America are undeniably vital to the success of the U.S. economy. The hardworking men and women of Main Street deserve an SBA that works to uplift them, not burden them with hours of complicated paperwork and exorbitant fees. It is long past time for robust and meaningful reform at the SBA.
Administrator Loeffler has a proven track record as a strong conservative with an impressive background in business. I trust her to do the work necessary to regain agency credibility and put an end to the SBA’s un-American assault on Main Street. As Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, I look forward to working alongside Administrator Loeffler and President Trump to ensure our nation’s largest job creators have the resources and support they need to succeed. I am confident that together we will lessen the burden of regulations and taxation on small businesses, giving them greater opportunities for growth and survival.
The Trump administration has already done more to promote Main Street than Biden did his entire presidency, taking the American economy into a Golden Age and encouraging a wave of optimism for small business owners.
President Trump’s executive orders are a commitment to continuing the work we have been doing for years on this Committee and returning accountability and credibility to the SBA. By mandating employees return to in-person work, the SBA will finally be required to show up for the American people they serve. Additionally, President Trump has already made great progress in ending burdensome regulations and cutting wasteful spending, issuing an executive order that requires agencies to cut ten regulatory policies for every new regulation.
Starting a small business is the true meaning of the American Dream. This nation was built on the innovation and entrepreneurship of Americans willing to take on the challenge of providing a new service or product to the marketplace. We must extend the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, reduce regulations, and restore credibility and transparency to the SBA. The Committee, alongside President Trump and Administrator Loeffler, will continue to investigate the gross abuse of power of the previous Administration and fight for Main Street America. Together, we will Make the American Dream Attainable Again.
Rep. Roger Williams is the Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business and represents Texas’s 25th District in Congress.
