ROBERT HURT: “I think the people that I represent believe that there should be a safety net and that HUD plays a very important role.”

When I travel across Virginia's 5th District, I continue to hear from my constituents that Washington is making it harder, not easier, for them to do business.

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…

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