Committee on Small Business Activity: The Week of September 1st Source(print): https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentprint.aspx?DocumentID=407303 Committee on Small Business Activity: The Week of September 1st smallbusiness.house.gov Cmte Small Business (R) Contact: Committee on Small Business Activity: The Week of September 1st Washington , September 2, 2025 - FULL COMMITTEE HEARING – The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing titled “Wired for Growth: How Expanding Broadband Can Revitalize Rural Small Businesses.” The purpose of this hearing is to examine how expanding broadband access can drive economic growth and create new opportunities for rural small businesses. DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, September 3 rd at 10:00 AM ET LOCATION: Hearing Room, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building  WITNESSES:    Mr. Jimmy Todd CEO & General Manager Nex-Tech Ms. Kristi Westbrock CEO & General Manager CTC Mr. Jeff Vander Werff Owner VWF, LLC Ms. Karen Jackson-Furman CEO West Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative TO ATTEND OR WATCH: This committee hearing is open to the public and can be viewed online on the Committee’s YouTube channel . ###