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Maxine Waters: “But do we want to shut down the Export-Import Bank because we have a person or a few persons who have acted improperly?…”

On the recordApril 14, 2015
But do we want to shut down the Export-Import Bank because we have a person or a few persons who have acted improperly? I don't think so.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters argues against shutting down the Export-Import Bank due to isolated incidents of misconduct.

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