Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 33, after line 22, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT THAT FAILS TO COOPERATE ON PREVENTING ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS. Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(n) Prohibition on Assistance to Government That Fails to Cooperate on Preventing Illegal Trafficking of Synthetic Opioids.-- ``(1) In general.--The Agency may not authorize the provision of financial assistance for a lender, obligor, or end user that-- ``(A) is a covered government; and ``(B) in the determination of the President of the United States, does not closely cooperate with the United States to prevent opioid trafficking. ``(2) Waiver authorities.-- ``(A) President of the agency.--The President of the Agency may waive paragraph (1) on reporting to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate that the financial assistance-- ``(i) would enable exports directly by United States small business concerns; or ``(ii) is required for the export of humanitarian goods or services.…”