ROBERT HURT: “I appreciate the fact that you seem to recognize that there should be a cost-benefit analysis that goes with every…”

When I travel across Virginia's 5th District, I continue to hear from my constituents that Washington is making it harder, not easier, for them to do business.

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.

Every one of the measures we are considering today is designed to achieve that goal, whether that means establishing an office for small business capital formation, reducing the size of the administrative state or helping startups market…

If enacted, this legislation would help startups by allowing them to better market their securities and to take part in economic development events like demo days.