[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REAUTHORIZE THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, the House faces yet another deadline at the 
end of this month to reauthorize an agency that levels the playing 
field for American manufacturers, reduces the deficit, and has 
supported 1.3 million jobs since 2009. That agency is the Export-Import 
Bank.
  In my district alone, Ex-Im has supported a total export of more than 
$2.4 billion, and more than half of the companies that work with them 
are local small businesses. From New York Apple Sales to Imperial 
Pools, businesses in New York's capital region and across the Nation 
have benefited greatly from the work of the Export-Import Bank, and 
there is absolutely no reason it should fall victim to the same culture 
of politics and brinksmanship that has cloaked this body for the past 
few years.
  There are 1,053 business organizations, including the United States 
Chamber of Commerce and the Capital Region Chambers of Commerce, that 
have urged Republican House leadership to renew Ex-Im.
  A majority of this House, including 180 of my Democratic colleagues 
who have signed the discharge petition to reauthorize the Bank, have 
expressed support to renew Ex-Im.
  All we need now is a vote. Our small businesses, our workers, and our 
taxpayers deserve it. Let's make it happen.

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