[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6590-6591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

  (Mr. ASHFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ASHFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my unwavering 
support for the Export-Import Bank of the United States and its 
chairman, Fred Hochberg.

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  In fiscal year 2014 alone, the Ex-Im Bank supported approximately 
$107 million in Nebraska exports. As the bank looks to extend its 
charter through the end of 2022, Chairman Hochberg graciously accepted 
my invitation to come to Omaha, where he recently sat down with several 
of the Nebraska firms which work hand-in-hand with the Ex-Im Bank.
  Mr. Speaker, I also wish to express my support for the many Nebraska 
firms who work for the bank. Among these are Chief Industries of 
Kearney, Nebraska, which manufactures grain storage systems and employs 
245 full-time workers. For the last 15 years, Chief Industries has 
worked with the bank to increase its export sales by 1,000 percent. 
That's right, 1,000 percent. It is this kind of success story which 
makes clear the significant contribution which the Ex-Im Bank makes to 
our Nation's economy.
  Among these contributions are the 1.3 million American jobs the bank 
has helped create since 2009, while reducing the Federal deficit alone 
by $7 billion over the last 20 years.

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