[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight an issue that 
deserves our immediate attention: the Republican leadership's failure 
to bring the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank to the House 
floor for a vote.
  The Ex-Im Bank plays a critical role in our economy, opening 
international markets to U.S. businesses by facilitating the sale of 
American goods and services overseas. The Bank evens the playing field 
for American companies, enabling them to compete based on the quality 
of their products, not on the financing term they can offer.
  Allowing the Bank's authorization to expire will have real-world 
consequences, Mr. Speaker. If we don't act, American businesses that 
employ tens of thousands of our workers will struggle to survive in 
this competitive global marketplace.
  There is no question that there are enough votes in both the House 
and the Senate to pass the Ex-Im Bank reauthorization at this point on 
a bipartisan basis.
  Mr. Speaker, for the sake of American businesses and workers, the 
Republican leadership needs to stop playing to their out-of-touch base 
and start acting in the best interests of the American people by 
reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank immediately.

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