But you agree that a rules-based policy is a better way to go?

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of section 2 of the bill, add the following: (d) Sense of Congress.--The Congress encourages the…

I would like to thank my colleague, the gentleman from Kentucky, for bringing this important bill to the floor to empower States to protect consumers from higher electric rates and to ensure grid reliability. In fact, when I was in the…

So, look, I think that there are occasions when it would be important for the IMF to have flexibility--

I think exceptional access has serious questions.

the vast majority of your investments, right, the gentleman that actually are involved in the BDCs here, they do go into operational companies.

In closing, I do appreciate my colleague from Illinois and other members from the Small Business Committee who are committed to working at this. The concern, again, would be one of our capacity and our industrial base and being able to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 10003. None of the funds made…

If, through corporate welfare, they can get campaign contributions, they will support it.

when Barack Obama was running for office, he called the Ex-Im Bank corporate welfare.

I am astounded that once again, the shifting sands of political expediency is rearing its ugly head here today.

I am dismayed that some of the best American companies believe that they need special programs and carve-outs like Ex-Im to remain competitive on the global stage.

It seems to me that either you knew about it and had some suspicions and went ahead with it, which would obviously be a bad decision, or you didn't have the systems in place to actually root it out.

The more that is unearthed about the Export-Import Bank, the more concerned I become.

I rise this evening to offer an amendment, along with my friend, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Hahn), to ensure that the Federal Government meets its obligations to our ports, to our harbors, and, frankly, to the American people…

I am so excited for the prospect of reauthorizing this Bank.

Ex-Im is arguably another form of corporate welfare.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $36,306,000)''. Page 27, line 13, after the…

I, too, want to thank my colleague, Ms. Hahn, for her work on the Huizenga-Hahn amendment. It has been a pleasure to work with her over a few years as we have gone to battle over this issue and for this issue; and ultimately, as she…

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Abraham).

I would like to submit for the record letters of support for H.R. 686.

This makes a tremendous amount of sense.

I would like to inquire as to the amount of time on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 20 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

My bill and Congressman Meek's bill was a good bill last Congress, and it is a good bill this Congress because it has not changed at all. It has not changed at all. To quote it, she urged the Senate to ``quickly adopt the Mortgage Choice…

With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Trott), a new colleague of ours.