I share that concern, because I think some of these things are sitting right in front of us and we just need to make it a priority.

Including the White House--that this behavior will not be tolerated and that there will be consequences for it going forward.

We know that it's highly active today, as many of you have testified to, and we know that no single entity by itself--not the government, the social media companies, not civil society--can effectively stop foreign influence operations on…

I just want to take a moment and, in particular, thank my colleagues from Kansas and Colorado, as well as my colleague from New Mexico, Senator Udall, and especially Senator Moran of Kansas, as well as Senator Roberts and Senator Gardner…

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.