Political Quotes

“I appreciate very much that, in the middle of the remarks of my colleague, I certainly heard and detected support for this amendment. I appreciate my colleague in the minority recognizing the importance of minority- and women-owned businesses throughout our country and their contributions to our export community. This is certainly consistent with my colleagues' earlier comments that they fully support the provisions of this bill that do, in fact, recognize that disadvantaged communities throughout our country often need extra assistance. As I said earlier, this is consistent very much with other Federal programs. I would certainly, to the gentleman's comments about China, Russia, and other countries, emphasize that, in this particular area, the more American businesses that can participate in export-related activities throughout the world, the better we will all be in this country with respect to our relations with these other countries. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, I would say to my colleague, yes, it is important that we have robust global trade. Ex-Im, at its height, at its strongest year, supported just shy of 2 percent of American exports. I don't want to diminish a little less than 2 percent, but most export is done through the private sector without a government program like Ex-Im.…”