[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  EX-IM BANK DISCHARGE REAUTHORIZATION

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.
  In the First District of Georgia, the Ex-Im Bank facilitates exports 
for over 17 companies, more than half of which are small businesses, 
over $500 million in exports, and supports over 3,200 jobs.
  Around Georgia, those numbers jump to more than $4 billion in exports 
from 205 companies supporting almost 30,000 jobs.
  With the recent expiration of the Ex-Im Bank, many of these companies 
have suffered the loss of millions of dollars in new business growth, 
market access, and risked thousands of jobs.
  While we stand here debating the future of the Ex-Im Bank, our 
competitors are leveraging their own versions of their export-import 
agencies to increase their market shares abroad.
  While I advocated for reforms that go further than this legislation, 
it does provide critical reforms necessary to ensure taxpayers are 
protected while allowing the bank to do its important work.
  Passing this legislation is essential to protecting thousands of 
jobs, and I urge my colleagues to join us in reauthorizing the Ex-Im 
Bank and to let the world know America is open for business.

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