ROBERT HURT: “It is critical that this subcommittee work to pursue significant reforms.”

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

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.

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

If Washington persists in imposing a one-size-fits-all approach, these capital markets and those who depend on them will be adversely affected.