On the recordMay 15, 2012
this amendment is very simple. It simply says that if we are going to have the U.S. taxpayer, through the Ex-Im Bank, finance and guarantee and loan money to traditional energy projects around the world, maybe we should have the same policy and the same help for U.S. projects producing U.S. energy here at home. That is, pure and simple, what it is all about. This is not a theoretical concern. A year ago President Obama traveled to Brazil to praise the development of their offshore industry, to give them U.S. taxpayer help through the Ex-Im Bank. But policies in this country were doing exactly the opposite--hurting U.S. activity to produce U.S. energy, to produce U.S. jobs. If you want to create that reasonable, fair playing field to promote U.S. jobs here at home too, please support this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.
