[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THREE WORTHWHILE OBJECTIVES

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, we have an opportunity in the 
next 48 hours to do three good things:
  One, keep the highway system going. It is irresponsible, but we have 
not already done so.
  Two, make sure that the Veterans Administration has sufficient funds 
to keep our VA hospitals serving our veterans.
  Three, make sure that we are competitive with the rest of the world 
by adopting the Fincher amendment and providing for Ex-Im Bank's 
ability to create jobs and to make us competitive worldwide.
  We ought to do all three of those things.
  Mr. Speaker, you have said that you wanted to allow this House to 
work its will. Sixty-five Members of the United States Senate voted to 
keep the Ex-Im Bank in business for America and for American jobs.
  There are, in my opinion, Mr. Speaker, at least 240 votes on this 
floor to pass the Fincher amendment, which is the Kirk-Heitkamp 
amendment in the Senate.
  Let's do it. Let this House work its will. Let's keep America 
competitive with the rest of the world. Let's adopt the Export-Import 
Bank, send it to the Senate, have them send it to the President, and 
help save American jobs.
  Who says it will save American jobs? Speaker Boehner, the Speaker of 
this House.
  Let us do all three of those worthwhile objectives that the American 
people support.

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