[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10313-10314]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

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                          HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2015

  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, as of today, we have only 3 more 
legislative days to act in order to re-authorize the Export-Import 
Bank.
  Re-authorizing the bank is common sense. Sadly, however, the 
opponents of the bank are operating out of ideological fervor, not 
facts. We should be here dealing with and solving real problems, not 
endangering American jobs with fantastical ideology.
  Contrary to the many assertions made against the Bank, the bank is an 
unbridled, market-driven success story which has long enjoyed 
bipartisan support and support from both unions and business alike.
  The truth of the matter is that the bank is a vital free market 
economic engine for our manufacturers, exporters and job creators. This 
March alone, the Bank financed over

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$1.1 million dollars in exports in my South Texas District. 
Additionally, the Bank has supported thousands of jobs in my district 
over the past five years. These are good jobs in a very high-need area 
that would not have been possible without the Bank. In my home State of 
Texas, the Bank has financed $4 billion worth of exports last year 
supporting thousands of hard working Americans.
  We cannot and should not let the bank expire. Let us put an end to 
this nonsense. Mr. Speaker, let's have a vote.

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