The Chief Executive Officer of Communities Unlimited and AFN member Ines Polonius, spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship on a bipartisan virtual forum, The Effects of COVID-19 on Rural Economies, to address the economic challenges facing rural communities. Ines discussed what is working well with the SBA programs, what is not, and what more Congress can do to support rural economies, as well as making three policy recommendations. READ MORE