ROBERT HURT: “Without private investment, we would not have been able to take our business out of a garage in Lynchburg, and into…”

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.

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

I, too, am concerned that the SEC often deviates from its three-part mission.

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