[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10284]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REAUTHORIZE THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of 
reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank before its charter expires on 
June 30.
  In fiscal year 2014 alone, the Ex-Im Bank supported $27.4 billion 
worth of U.S. exports, with $10.7 billion of that total representing 
exports from small businesses. Additionally, 90 percent of all Ex-Im 
transactions directly supported small business and more than 163,000 
American jobs. That is why 180 Democrats signed a discharge petition to 
force a vote on this important issue.
  Despite this data, some Republicans wrongly think the Ex-Im Bank 
represents crony capitalism that should be ended. For those Members, I 
will leave you with this: Men lie, women lie, but numbers don't lie. 
Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank.

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