[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9866]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to highlight the familiar 
predicament Congress has found itself in because the Republican 
leadership continues to govern by crisis.
  As of today, we have only 4 legislative days until the Export-Import 
Bank expires. This bank helps American businesses of all sizes and 
markets around the world.
  China's businesses have the support of their country's export-import 
bank, and we need to give our businesses the same certainty.
  For years, the Ex-Im Bank has helped level the playing field for 
businesses in my district and across this Nation, empowering and 
supporting them to grow and conduct business overseas.
  I have had the opportunity to work with colleagues on both sides of 
the aisle to support businesses and create jobs in my home district in 
San Bernardino County.
  There is no reason we can't continue working together to reauthorize 
the Ex-Im Bank so American workers and businesses have the opportunity 
to play a role in the global economy.
  We cannot force American businesses and workers to pay the price for 
Congress' inaction. The Ex-Im Bank doesn't cost taxpayers a cent and 
has created or maintained 1\1/2\ million private sector jobs since 
2007. We need to stop the political games and reauthorize the Ex-Im 
Bank.

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