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July 14, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a small business owner and member of the Financial Services Committee, today released the following statement after an internal Justice Department investigation cleared its own lawyers of unfairly targeting payday lenders in its program Operation Chokepoint:

Issues:Economy
July 14, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it would scale back U.S. sanctions against Iran in exchange for Tehran's promise to limit its nuclear program.

Issues:Military
July 14, 2015

The United States and other world powers reached a historic agreement with Iran on Tuesday that calls for limits on Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for scaling back economic sanctions.

While President Barack Obama said that the landmark deal "stopped the spread of nuclear weapons" in the region, Texas Republican leaders expressed their concerns about the agreement.

Issues:Military
July 13, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a small business owner, spoke with Jon-David Wells on Thursday to discuss his seven bill tax reform plan, Jumpstart America.

Issues:Economy
July 7, 2015
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The talk of tax reform in our nation's capital is commonplace. Unfortunately, there is just not much substance to back up the rhetoric. Tax reform is a bipartisan issue, but the United States tax code has not been overhauled since 1986.

Issues:Economy
July 2, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a small business owner and member of the House Financial Services Committee, today made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released its monthly employment report:

Issues:Economy
June 26, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that 14 states, including Texas, must permit same-sex marriages and recognize gay marriages from other states:

June 24, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a member of the Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing – a component of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after President Obama announced U.S. hostage policy changes this afternoon:

Issues:Military
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June 18, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a second generation small business owner of more than 40 years, today introduced his first bill of a seven bill series to reform the United States tax code.

His proposal, titled Jumpstart America, is a business perspective on tax reform that seeks to increase cash flow rather than repeat historically failed attempts to adjust existing loopholes and deductions.

June 15, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today announced his staff will again hold office hours in Wimberley at 1:00p.m. CT, Thursday, June 18 to help flood victims in Hays County and the surrounding areas file requests for disaster assistance.