Rep. Roger Williams credits tax cuts and deregulation for small‑business gains, predicts World Cup windfall for Dallas–Fort Worth

Rep. Roger Williams, R‑Texas and chairman of the Small Business Committee, told a morning television program that recent tax and regulatory changes have boosted cash flow for small businesses and helped create jobs.

The host cited newly released labor figures — 115,000 jobs created last month and an unemployment rate of 4.3% — calling the data a “big win for the Trump economy.” Williams responded, “No question. I’m not surprised with the numbers,” and said his own experience as a small‑business owner informed his view.

Williams described policy changes he said have helped small firms: lower taxes that increase cash on hand, fewer regulatory burdens on community banks that make lending easier, and expanded expensing for equipment purchases. “If you’re gonna build anything and now you can buy equipment round up a 100%,” he said. He added that the changes make it easier to pass family businesses to the next generation by increasing an asset‑transfer limit from what he described in the interview as $15,000,000 to $30,000,000.

Asked how those policies have affected his personal business, Williams said reduced taxes and easier lending translate into “more cash flow” and “more opportunities, more jobs,” and noted that changes such as treating tips and overtime differently under the tax law can leave more spending power with customers.

Williams also discussed local economic opportunities tied to the upcoming World Cup. He said a recent roundtable in the Dallas–Fort Worth area brought together small‑business owners who expect to benefit from visitor spending. “This thing is big… it’s gonna mean billions of dollars of income coming in that wouldn’t be there otherwise,” Williams said, adding that some participants estimated revenue increases of 10–15%.

The host thanked Williams for joining the program; the interview ended without any formal action or policy vote.