[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16969]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REFORM AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (H.R. 597)

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 2, 2015

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Export-
Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act, and I applaud the triumph 
of democracy over ideology that it represents.
  The Export-Import Bank is, and always has been, about jobs. It's 
about the ability of U.S. companies of all sizes to grow their business 
by exporting their products, and to compete on a level playing field 
with their foreign competitors in global markets--many of whom continue 
to receive export financing from any one of the 85 foreign export 
credit agencies still operating around the world. The only companies 
hurt by the far right's crusade against the Export-Import Bank are our 
own companies, employing American workers, manufacturing products 
stamped ``Made in the USA.''
  That didn't make sense in July, when the Export-Import Bank's charter 
was allowed to expire--and it doesn't make sense now. Which is why I am 
very pleased that a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives 
is at long last saying ``enough is enough.'' I'm proud to be a part of 
that bipartisan majority, and I call on the Senate to reauthorize the 
Export-Import Bank without delay.

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