The gentlewoman from North Carolina says that we are discussing the Export-Import Bank because we are losing, as she put it, on the subject that is the base bill here today. We are not losing. This bill will pass the House of Representatives, and it will go nowhere. Why we are discussing the Ex-Im Bank is because we need American businesses to win. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), my classmate, who is a member of the Committee on Financial Services.
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