ROBERT HURT: “Regulations have costs, they have impacts, and we need to be sensitive to that because the consequences are very real.”

This committee has heard time and time again about the unintended consequences and negative impacts on the economy of Dodd-Frank and the Basel III capital requirements.

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.

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