ROBERT HURT: “I think that we also recognize, and the people that I represent recognize, that we need to have Federal programs that…”

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

I think if you looked at the trend over the last 3 decades, you see that it has been brutal for community banks.

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.

I think that those of us who live in rural areas depend disproportionately on community banks.