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A one-size fits all approach is rarely effective, especially when it comes to an individual’s educational and career path. What works best for one is not what’s best for all. It is instilled in kids today that they need to work hard in school so that they can move on to a reputable college, get a degree, and then enter the workforce with a high-paying, long-term job.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As businesses in Texas’ 25th Congressional district and across the country recover from COVID-19, they’re being met with severe worker shortages.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced bipartisan legislation to codify the Boots to Business (B2B) program that helps transitioning service members to start and grow businesses. The B2B program is offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the following statement following his exchangewith SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman during today’s House Small Business Committee’s COVID-19 relief hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act and the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the Incentivize Residential Energy Efficiency Act which would make permanent the 25C tax credit for homeowner energy efficiency improvements.
Dear Texans,
This week I had another opportunity to meet with TX-25 businesses, championship athletes in Dripping Springs, and local officials around Fort Hood. Continue reading below for more highlights.
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U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, on the day of the event denounced the storming of the U.S. Capitol by protesters during Wednesday’s joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote of November’s presidential election and labeled the protestors cowardly.
Swearing in for the 117th Congress was held on Jan. 3.
Although Republicans picked up some seats in the U.S. House after the Nov. 3 general elections, they remain in the minority (222-211). U.S. Rep. Roger Williams was elected to his fifth term in Congress. The Republican represents Texas District 25, which includes Lampasas County.
A bipartisan piece of federal legislation introduced by Congressman Roger Williams will hopefully pave the way for all city and county residents to have access to high-speed internet in the future.
Recently, Congressman Williams met in Copperas Cove with local city and county leaders to talk about the Eliminate the Digital Divide Act.
City, county, and school officials throughout central Texas agree that improved access to high-speed broadband internet is critical to education, economic growth and overall quality of life, and rural areas are particularly vulnerable to a lack of adequate service.
The challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remain, but U.S. Rep. Roger Williams predicts better days ahead.
“I’m talking about getting back to normal,” Williams said. “Because I’m telling you, masks and all that is not a new normal. We’re going to get back to normal.”
Local leaders and business owners shared their pandemic recovery success stories at a media conference with U.S. Rep. Roger Williams on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office in Burnet. They praised the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program, and other relief for those suffering financial stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Political and musical voices came together Thursday at a hallowed Austin landmark with a shared message: Don’t let the music stop.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, called Plaza Theatre Co. an important and impressive Cleburne institution Tuesday as he stood on the empty stage addressing a small group of Plaza officials, board directors and supporters.
During a Tuesday news conference in Gatesville, U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, said he has been proud to fight to deliver needed resources for front-line workers in health care to fight COVID-19 in Coryell County.
Rep. Roger Williams (R-Austin) has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $1.8 million grant to Texas DPS to use in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) addressed the House of Representatives in support of the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act, which provides a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25), a small business owner and member of the House Committee on Financial Services, today joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network to discuss the debate between capitalism and socialism.
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Rep. Williams joins Good Day Austin to talk the latest on impeachment and America's booming economy.