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I think you--I hope you would agree that despite these efforts, community banks have been disproportionately affected.

I think every member of this committee can agree that with millions of Americans out of work, our top focus in Congress should be enacting policies to help spur job creation throughout our country.

This committee has heard time and time again about the unintended consequences and negative impacts on the economy of Dodd-Frank and the Basel III capital requirements.

Capital formation for small companies is critical to the success of our economy.