Political Quotes

“it may seem like an odd request, but it actually has a purpose because it reflects literally hundreds of jobs in my State--really, hundreds of jobs across the country. June 30 will be an anniversary that is really not worthy of celebration; that is, it is the anniversary of when we literally shut down the Export-Import Bank and made it unable to function for the first time in its 80-year history. Now, that may not seem like a lot. It may not seem as though it is something we should be very concerned about, but I can tell my colleagues that workers across our country--workers who work in manufacturing, individuals whose livelihood depends on exports from our country--know the impact today of this action, or inaction. Despite the fact that Congress reauthorized the agency six months ago, the Ex-Im Bank has been hamstrung from supporting American jobs and businesses because there isn't a quorum on the Ex-Im Bank. For decades, the Export-Import Bank has helped level the playing field for American businesses and American workers, and it is past time for politics to stop dictating whether, in fact, the Bank can do its job. The current nominee to the Ex-Im Bank Board--the nominee that would, in fact, provide a quorum--was nominated not by a liberal Democrat, not by the President, but instead was the Republican nominee to the Ex-Im Bank Board. His name is Mark McWatters.…”