Ted Poe actually said...

"The question for us today, does the Export-Import Bank help U.S. businesses trade and grow exports in a global economy?"

"If the United States' economy wants to grow, it has to export."

"The purpose of this hearing is to find out whether the unilateral eliminating of the American Ex-Im Bank has put American export industry and jobs at a global disadvantage."

"Trade is the lifeblood of Houston in the State of Texas."