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U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, who represents the 25th Congressional District running north and west from Austin to just south of Tarrant County, declared that he always commits to a position on issues before the House--never voting "present" the "chicken way."
A reader asked us to fact-check Williams's tout.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), who represents Fort Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world, voted in favor of H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, that passed the House today.
Yesterday the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held a hearing to markup H.R. 3626 (among several other Bills), the "Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2017." Sponsored by Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) and five others (two Democrats, three Republicans), the Bill would amend the Bank Service Company Act in ways intended to reduce the burden on both regulators and those they examine. The Bill was passed out of committee by a vote of 56-0.
About seven months after historic tax reform was enacted, Congressman Roger Williams (R-Austin) believes the economic impact on the country is giving Republicans momentum for the fall.
Williams, whose district includes Lampasas County, is optimistic that further reforms could pass in October, ahead of the November elections.
Newly introduced legislation is calling for the United States Mint to strike square commemorative coins in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball in 2022.
On April 15, 1947, Robinson debuted for the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers and on July 5, 1947, Doby integrated the American League with the Cleveland Indians.
Entrepreneurs are ditching Silicon Valley and heading south to Texas instead to launch their startups, according to a congressman from the Lone Star State.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo Thursday that the Texas is seeing an influx of new companies recently.
Among the reasons for the influx is an absence of personal income and corporate income taxes.
The U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade discussed major questions around digital currencies in a hearing today, July 18. The hearing, entitled "The Future of Money: Digital Currency," considered potential domestic and global implementations of cryptocurrencies.
At the hearing, the Subcommittee discussed the deployment of cryptocurrency and its underlying technology, blockchain, by central banks, arguing whether central banks should introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Our firms recently joined up with 50 other independent mortgage bankers in a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking for regulatory streamlining for smaller IMBs. Our letter asked that Section 1024(b)(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act — which requires tiered regulation of nonbanks based on size, volume, product risk, and extent of state supervision — be fully implemented with respect to these types of community-based mortgage lenders.