Williams Says Tax Cuts, Deregulation Will Boost Small Businesses

Rep. Roger Williams, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, said the United States' small-business sector is the engine of job creation and that recent tax and regulatory changes will help companies expand and hire.

"No question. 99% of businesses, Kevin, are small businesses in America. 75 of the payroll, 75% of the workforce generated by small business," Williams said, arguing the recent tax package — which he called "the big beautiful bill" — lowered costs for firms, eased rules for community banks and raised the inheritance tax threshold.

Williams said the changes would encourage investment: "Once people start getting their checks, their tax refunds checks, they're gonna spend it... we're gonna see an economy we haven't seen before." He added he has been in business for decades and remains optimistic: "I think the future is unbelievably bright for small business."

The transcript records Williams describing an increase in an inheritance threshold "from 15,000,000 to 30,000,000." That phrasing in the on-air remarks was not fully clear in the recording and is presented here as quoted from the transcript; the precise statutory figures should be verified against legislative text.

The host encouraged recent graduates to seek jobs at small businesses and closed the segment by thanking Williams for his time.