ROBERT HURT: “While the JOBS Act was an important step forward, these hearings show that more still needs to be done to ensure that we…”

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

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

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

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