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14_Lt_ExIm on Jul 15, 2014

We urge you to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) before its charter expires this year. In its role as the official export credit agency, Ex-Im is a vital export finance tool for exporters in our states, at no cost to American taxpayers.

Ex-Im allows our companies and workers to compete on a level playing field against our competitors. Without Ex-Im financing, US firms would have lost many sales campaigns to their overseas competitors.

Reauthorizing Ex-Im is the right thing to do for our economy, companies and workers. 41 GOP lawmakers and 865 business organizations have called for the charter's immediate renewal. And, House Democrats have already introduced legislation to reauthorize the bank. Speaker Boehner, it's time to act; quit jeopardizing the nation's economy and American jobs.

Argument in opposition from FreedomWorks:

Top Ten Reasons to Let the Export-Import Bank Expire
1. It Has Outlived Its Purpose: In the 2010s, US exports have been setting record highs--they don't need government help.
2. It Lets Government Pick Winners and Losers
3. Its Risky Loans Put it in Danger of Needing Taxpayer Bailouts
4. It Costs Taxpayers Money Annually, thanks to government accounting gimmicks
5. Most of Its Funding Goes to Big Corporations Who Don't Need the Money
6. It Lets Foreign Corporations Undercut US Competitors
7. It Only Benefits a Few States, but Every State Bears the Costs
8. It Is Prone to Corruption (like whenever you involve the government in handing out money)
9. There Are Better Ways to Help US. Manufacturers: the government should lower and simplify the tax and regulatory burden US companies face.
10. It Is Unnecessary. The Ex-Im Bank cannot justify its continued existence. It's also one of the easiest programs to retire, as its authorization expires in September 2014 if Congress simply does nothing.

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    Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13. Question 13: Support & expand free trade Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
    • Topic: Free Trade
    • Headline: Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank (Score: 1)
    • Headline 2: Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank (Score: 2)
      
      
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    Democrats participating in 14_Lt_ExIm
    Neil Abercrombie	s1s	Hawaii Democrat (Resigned 2010)
    Mike Beebe	s1s	AR Democratic Governor
    Steve Beshear	s1s	KY Democratic Governor (term-limited 2015)
    Jerry Brown	s1s	CA Democratic Governor
    Steve Bullock	s1s	MT Democratic Governor
    Mark Dayton	s1s	MN Democratic Governor
    Maggie Hassan	s1s	NH Democratic Governor
    John Hickenlooper	s1s	CO Democratic Governor
    Jay Inslee	s1s	WA Democratic Governor
    John Kitzhaber	s1s	OR Democratic Governor (resigned 2015)
    Dan Malloy	s1s	CT Democratic Governor
    Jack Markell	s1s	DE Democratic Governor (term-limited 2016)
    Terry McAuliffe	s1s	VA Democratic Challenger
    Martin O`Malley	s1s	MD Democratic Presidential candidate
    Nancy Pelosi	s2w	California Democrat
    Pat Quinn	s1s	IL Democratic Governor
    Peter Shumlin	s1s	VT Democratic Governor (retiring 2016)

    
    
    

    Republicans participating in 14_Lt_ExIm
    Robert Bentley	s1s	AL Republican Governor
    Jan Brewer	s1s	AZ Republican Governor
    Lincoln Chafee	s1s	RI Former Republican Senator (Lost re-election, 2006)
    Tom Corbett	s1s	PA Republican Governor
    Dennis Daugaard	s1s	SD Republican Governor
    Mary Fallin	s1s	OK Republican Governor
    Paul LePage	s1s	ME Republican Governor
    Susana Martinez	s1s	NM Republican Governor
    Butch Otter	s1s	ID Republican Governor
    Brian Sandoval	s1s	NV Republican Governor

    
    
    

    Independents participating in 14_Lt_ExIm

    
    
    

    Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

    Democrats: 17 Republicans: 10 Independents: 0