"the world market is not a level playing field, and the Bank is absolutely vital for companies involved in the global economy."
"At no cost to the taxpayer?"
"Isn't that true?"
"87 percent of the transactions at the Export-Import Bank involve small business."
"They've missed that target regularly."
"I want to associate myself with the remarks of Mr. Connolly of Virginia."
"President Reagan saw the value in the Bank in assisting American businesses to compete abroad and supported expanding it."
"The Export-Import Bank, in your testimony, has a default rate of 0.194 percent, which is less than one-fifth of 1 percent."
"I do know that 75 percent of the--the benefits of Ex-Im financing go to about ten very large corporations, and only about half of a percent of small businesses in the U.S. receive assistance from Ex-I..."
"to do away with fraud entirely, you have to change human nature, not abolish the Export-Import Bank."
"I believe that these repeated hearings that we are seeing today are both an abuse of authority and a dereliction of this committee's duty."
"I think it is important that we don't lead the public down the wrong path on what the truth is here."