Dan Kildee: “In 2 weeks, at a time when every American has anxiety about the economy and is wondering how he is going to make ends…”

“In 2 weeks, at a time when every American has anxiety about the economy and is wondering how he is going to make ends meet, in 2 weeks, the Export-Import Bank, absent action by this Congress, will be allowed to expire and cost this country and our economy hundreds of thousands of jobs. For the Record, let me read a comment by the President: Exports create and sustain jobs for millions of American workers and contribute to the growth and strength of the United States' economy. The Export-Import Bank contributes in a significant way to our Nation's export sales. That is a comment from the President, President Ronald Reagan. This is not an ideological debate between thoughtful participants in the legislative process. There are extreme voices for ideological purposes on the far right that oppose the Export-Import Bank and its work, but a majority of this Congress and a majority of the American people would like to see it reauthorized. We were sent here to do the people's work, and I think it is long past time for the majority of Congress to have its voice heard and for the majority of the American people to have its interests represented. We should reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and save hundreds of thousands of American jobs. ____________________”