07/07/2009
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"It's a sad situation as far as the plight of community banking goes."
"I represent Virginia's Fifth District. It is a rural district. We have 23 counties and cities."
"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."