Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Export/Import Bank Nears End : Congress Needs Backbone

Good discussion on the Export/Import bank and how it is used and abused - the video is a good start and then access the link to round out the read.

The Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires in Two Months. Here’s What You Need to Know About It.
Melissa Quinn /    (The Daily Signal)       

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfYnIsQBxP8&feature=player_embedded

Policymakers are currently considering the future of the Export-Import Bank, a little-known government agency that provides taxpayer-backed loans and loan guarantees to foreign countries and companies for the purchase of U.S. products.

The bank’s charter expires June 30, and as Congress inches closer to its deadline on whether Ex-Im should be reauthorized, the debate over its future is heating up.

Here’s what you need to know about this 81-year-old agency.

http://dailysignal.com/2015/04/29/conservative-house-freedom-caucus-comes-out-against-export-import-bank/

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