On the recordNovember 4, 2015
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Chair, one more time let me talk about the facts. The facts are, as the gentleman from Washington just stated, 90 percent of the Bank's transactions go to small businesses, 3,340 transactions. The facts are that section 201 in our reform bill that is actually reforming the Export-Import Bank takes the target--not the requirement, but the target--from 20 percent to 25 percent. What we need to make sure that we are focused on here tonight is not punishing people that want to grow their businesses or not trying to put a cap on people that want to create jobs. Again, I am from a little place called Frog Jump. This is not about Boeing, and this is not about GE. This is about jobs all over this country that don't cost the taxpayer one penny--not one penny--Madam Chairman. This is just about killing the Export-Import Bank and killing jobs. It breaks my heart, but we must defeat these amendments. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''
