the thing that worries me the most is us falling back into recession before many of those communities can see the full benefit of this recovery.

I commend you for your concern about those parts of the economy that didn't rise yet and that will need to be given an extra push.

It's an important issue and I look forward to the insights of our witnesses.

The White House's recision package also targeted several USDA programs that support rural communities.

The recent Republican tax law actually makes the Tax Code more complex for small firms.

Expanding access to capital must go hand in hand with building the know-how and the expertise to launch and grow businesses.

It is an important issue, and I look forward to the insights of our witnesses here today.

We need to reverse that trend.

The more rural you get, the less access to capital there is.

We must not leave those behind in rural and tribal parts of our country.

This is one change that can make all the difference in whether students finish their homework on a daily basis and succeed in school.

Unfortunately, the Trump administration seems to be heading in the opposite direction.

I think we need to take those very seriously.

ARPA-E, first rule of government, when something works really well, don't mess with it. This is a great program.

I think that is a smart move, and I appreciate it.

Given the incredible impact that this would have on electricity consumers, I would just urge incredible caution for above-market pricing in the bulk power system.

A more distributed grid is a more resilient grid and much harder to attack through cyber means.

What war are we using to justify this unprecedented action to distort the markets?