eolesen
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- Jul 23, 2003
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WT's made a big deal in the DL forum over DL's lobbying to try and kill off ExIm, but since it's an issue facing more than just DL, I thought I'd open up a separate thread to talk about it in more general terms than just DL...
Personally, I think it's great timing to have something like this come out in the press:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/ex-im-exceeds-travel-budget-by-millions-after-flying-first-class-400-times/article/2552836
It's likely ExIm will see a short-term reauthority granted before the midterms, but I have to wonder if it's just biding time until after the election results are known. Conventional wisdom is that Senate control shifts to the right, and that would afford more ability to reform the bank assuming both chambers in Congress can be in alignment. If the House were to propose something now, it's pretty much assumed that Harry Reid would sideline it.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/export-import-bank-gop-110552.html
Personally, I think it's great timing to have something like this come out in the press:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/ex-im-exceeds-travel-budget-by-millions-after-flying-first-class-400-times/article/2552836
It's likely ExIm will see a short-term reauthority granted before the midterms, but I have to wonder if it's just biding time until after the election results are known. Conventional wisdom is that Senate control shifts to the right, and that would afford more ability to reform the bank assuming both chambers in Congress can be in alignment. If the House were to propose something now, it's pretty much assumed that Harry Reid would sideline it.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/export-import-bank-gop-110552.html
