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On the recordOctober 4, 2017
We do want a functioning bank, and we do think it is important to have them functioning at all levels of the financing that they can provide.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell emphasizes the importance of the Export-Import Bank for export strategy.

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