Gerry Connolly actually said...

"It is really important for the administration... to counter it."

"it would be naive and, indeed, self-destructive, it seems to me, for the United States not to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank."

"I would just caution that we are in the middle of a diplomatic process and, if Congress decides to intervene that way, it sends a clear signal that we have given up on the diplomatic process."

"And there is a lot of political pressure and, of course, we are hopeful that we will resist political pressure and make a rational decision based on the merits."