Andy Barr: “I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, as a…”

“I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, as a Representative of a rural congressional district and who has tremendous respect for the hardworking, small business owners of rural America--and in my case, rural, central, and eastern Kentucky--I know how hard it is for folks to access the credit that they need to build a business, to grow jobs, to create greater and better opportunities for themselves and their employees. Not every small business in America, Mr. Speaker, can access Silicon Valley. Not every small business in middle America can access Wall Street. We need the SEC to have greater sensitivity to rural small business and their unique challenges in terms of access to capital formation. So I applaud the leadership of the Members who have brought this legislation forward. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Vote in favor of rural small business capital formation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”