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REP ROGER WILLIAMS: 250 years of hard work pay off for Main Street businesses

Entrepreneurs are driving the economy, with unemployment steady at 4.3% and 172,000 jobs added in May

By Roger Williams Fox News

Published July 1, 2026 5:00am EDT

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For 250 years, America's story has been written behind the counters of family-owned stores, on ranches and farms passed down through generations, and on Main Street where hardworking Americans take risks, open their doors and build something from the ground up.

I know this because I’ve lived it. Before serving in Congress, I spent decades helping grow my family's business in Texas. I learned what it feels like to lie awake wondering how you're going to make payroll, and what it feels like the morning you finally can. It was grit, family, faith and a lot of long days.

As America gets ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, I'll be thinking about the entrepreneurial spirit that has driven our country since its founding. Our Founding Fathers were entrepreneurs in their own right — visionaries and risk-takers who charted a new course for a nation built on freedom and........

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