[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9141-9142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REAUTHORIZE THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

  (Mr. JEFFRIES asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, House Democrats continue to try to move 
this country forward, but the Republican majority continues to try to 
turn back the clock. The effort to eradicate the Export-Import Bank is 
just another example of a reckless act of legislative malpractice.
  First, House Republicans shut down the government for 16 days, 
costing the American people $24 billion in lost economic productivity. 
Then House Republicans attempted to shut down the Department of 
Homeland Security, risking the safety of the American people. Now House 
Republicans want to shut down the Export-Import Bank, risking tens of 
thousands of jobs for hard-working Americans.
  What is your addiction to shutting things down?
  The American people want us to lift them up, and the best way we can 
do it

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right now is to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank.

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