Grace Meng: “My amendment adds two advisory positions to the U.S. Export Finance Agency's Advisory Committee, one who represents 4…”

“My amendment adds two advisory positions to the U.S. Export Finance Agency's Advisory Committee, one who represents 4- year colleges and one who represents community colleges. The Advisory Committee, which currently is comprised of 17 members, provides recommendations on agency financing programs to strengthen American exports. The committee has representatives of environment, production, commerce, finance, agriculture, labor, services, State government, and textile industries, and the small business and labor communities. Adding two members from the education community would enhance the committee's ability to inform and advise the Export Finance Agency's work. Those who work in our education system and with students who study international trade and finance or go on to run businesses are uniquely positioned to provide suggestions on improving these agency programs. Adding these instructions would ensure U.S. economic competitiveness. I urge support for the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”