09/17/2009
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"While this bill may be good for Wall Street, I would suggest to you that it is having a much harder impact on folks in the rural communities."
"Our economy is struggling, and we need jobs, and we need the capital, we need access to capital that creates those jobs."
"The more expense for the bank, the less that is available to loan to our primary customer base, which is small businesses, farmers, and folks who are just trying to get by in these difficult times."
"So that $1,600 might not seem like a lot to some people in this room. But $17,000 for a $1,600 loan raises a bit of suspicion."