ROBERT HURT: “If enacted, this legislation would help startups by allowing them to better market their securities and to take part in…”

I, too, am concerned that the SEC often deviates from its three-part mission.

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

These critical investments allow our small businesses to innovate, expand their operations and create the jobs that our communities desperately need.

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…