Oct. 9, 2015, Fairfax, Va.–Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement blasting 218 members of the House of Representatives who discharged reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States:
“Without any new loans from the Export-Import Bank, U.S. exporters managed to sell $188.8 billion of goods and services in July, and $185 billion in August. The reason almost nobody noticed the Ex-Im Bank’s expiration on June 30 is simple. It only accounts for 1 percent of the nation’s $2.344 trillion of annual exports. In other words, its expiration hardly matters at all when companies can just secure financing elsewhere in a global marketplace.
“Yet 218 members of the House, including more than 40 House Republicans, have seen fit to give yet another bailout to companies like Boeing and General Electric, all so their customers can get guaranteed loans at a slightly lower interest rate. This blatant corporatism on display is just one more reason why the American people want to throw House leaders out on their ears.
“This proves once again that the true majority of the House are Democrats and handful of Republicans. There isn’t a major piece of legislation that has not depended on Democrats to pass, and this is no more apparent than in this extension of the very corporate cronyism that has thoroughly corrupted Washington, D.C.
“Perhaps, the rest of the House Republican Conference will finally wake up and discover that their problem isn’t those who are pushing them to stand up for conservative principles, but instead it is the handful of their Republican colleagues who regularly vote with the Democrats creating a center-left majority that feeds the corporate state.”
Attachments:
218 House members who signed the discharge petition for H.Res. 450, Oct. 9, 2015 at http://clerk.house.gov/114/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0002.xml
- Stephen Lee Fincher Tennessee 08
- Frank D. Lucas Oklahoma 03
- Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma 02
- E. Scott Rigell Virginia 02
- Raúl M. Grijalva Arizona 03
- Billy Long Missouri 07
- Thomas MacArthur New Jersey 03
- Chris Collins New York 27
- Richard L. Hanna New York 22
- Gregg Harper Mississippi 03
- Mike Bost Illinois 12
- David W. Jolly Florida 13
- Carlos Curbelo Florida 26
- Larry Bucshon Indiana 08
- Charles W. Boustany Louisiana 03
- James B. Renacci Ohio 16
- Mark E. Amodei Nevada 02
- Bill Johnson Ohio 06
- Renee L. Ellmers North Carolina 02
- Ryan A. Costello Pennsylvania 06
- Dan Newhouse Washington 04
- James E. Clyburn South Carolina 06
- Michael K. Simpson Idaho 02
- Mike Quigley Illinois 05
- Denny Heck Washington 10
- Tom Reed New York 23
- Adam Kinzinger Illinois 16
- John R. Moolenaar Michigan 04
- Lou Barletta Pennsylvania 11
- Tom Marino Pennsylvania 10
- Mike Kelly Pennsylvania 03
- David G. Reichert Washington 08
- Elise M. Stefanik New York 21
- Robert J. Dold Illinois 10
- Duncan Hunter California 50
- John L. Mica Florida 07
- Stephen Knight California 25
- Charles W. Dent Pennsylvania 15
- André Carson Indiana 07
- Steve Stivers Ohio 15
- Glenn Thompson Pennsylvania 05
- Joyce Beatty Ohio 03
- Bill Foster Illinois 11
- Keith Ellison Minnesota 05
- Gene Green Texas 29
- David Scott Georgia 13
- Zoe Lofgren California 19
- Nita M. Lowey New York 17
- Mark Takai Hawaii 01
- John Lewis Georgia 05
- Nancy Pelosi California 12
- Steny H. Hoyer Maryland 05
- José E. Serrano New York 15
- Sheila Jackson Lee Texas 18
- John K. Delaney Maryland 06
- Timothy J. Walz Minnesota 01
- Mike Rogers Alabama 03
- Carolyn B. Maloney New York 12
- Patrick J. Tiberi Ohio 12
- Jerry McNerney California 09
- Suzan K. DelBene Washington 01
- Kurt Schrader Oregon 05
- Anna G. Eshoo California 18
- Brad Ashford Nebraska 02
- Derek Kilmer Washington 06
- Ron Kind Wisconsin 03
- Earl L. “Buddy” Carter Georgia 01
- Kevin Cramer North Dakota At Large
- Lois Frankel Florida 22
- John C. Carney Delaware At Large
- Mark Pocan Wisconsin 02
- Gwen Moore Wisconsin 04
- John Katko New York 24
- Karen Bass California 37
- Joaquin Castro Texas 20
- Ann Kirkpatrick Arizona 01
- Julia Brownley California 26
- David Loebsack Iowa 02
- Steve Israel New York 03
- Brian Higgins New York 26
- Kathleen M. Rice New York 04
- Eric Swalwell California 15
- Janice Hahn California 44
- Joseph Crowley New York 14
- Tony Cárdenas California 29
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter New York 25
- Eddie Bernice Johnson Texas 30
- Brendan F. Boyle Pennsylvania 13
- Frank Pallone New Jersey 06
- Bonnie Watson Coleman New Jersey 12
- Michael F. Doyle Pennsylvania 14
- Michael E. Capuano Massachusetts 07
- Doris O. Matsui California 06
- Beto O’Rourke Texas 16
- Joe Courtney Connecticut 02
- Rubén Hinojosa Texas 15
- Paul Tonko New York 20
- Robin L. Kelly Illinois 02
- Linda T. Sánchez California 38
- Jim Cooper Tennessee 05
- Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico 01
- Sean Patrick Maloney New York 18
- Jared Polis Colorado 02
- Ben Ray Luján New Mexico 03
- Alma S. Adams North Carolina 12
- Pete Aguilar California 31
- Barbara Lee California 13
- Henry Cuellar Texas 28
- Marcia L. Fudge Ohio 11
- Brenda L. Lawrence Michigan 14
- Mike Thompson California 05
- Lois Capps California 24
- Hakeem S. Jeffries New York 08
- David E. Price North Carolina 04
- Albio Sires New Jersey 08
- Kathy Castor Florida 14
- Jim McDermott Washington 07
- Bill Pascrell New Jersey 09
- Tim Ryan Ohio 13
- Debbie Dingell Michigan 12
- David N. Cicilline Rhode Island 01
- Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Virginia 03
- Rosa L. DeLauro Connecticut 03
- Janice D. Schakowsky Illinois 09
- G. K. Butterfield North Carolina 01
- Theodore E. Deutch Florida 21
- Ted Lieu California 33
- Raul Ruiz California 36
- Ann M. Kuster New Hampshire 02
- Terri A. Sewell Alabama 07
- Ed Perlmutter Colorado 07
- Patrick Murphy Florida 18
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger Maryland 02
- Jim Costa California 16
- Elijah E. Cummings Maryland 07
- Suzanne Bonamici Oregon 01
- Richard M. Nolan Minnesota 08
- Collin C. Peterson Minnesota 07
- John Garamendi California 03
- Jared Huffman California 02
- Scott H. Peters California 52
- Sam Farr California 20
- Earl Blumenauer Oregon 03
- Lucille Roybal-Allard California 40
- Gwen Graham Florida 02
- Katherine M. Clark Massachusetts 05
- Jerrold Nadler New York 10
- Rick Larsen Washington 02
- Matt Cartwright Pennsylvania 17
- Robert A. Brady Pennsylvania 01
- John B. Larson Connecticut 01
- Bobby L. Rush Illinois 01
- James A. Himes Connecticut 04
- Susan A. Davis California 53
- Sanford D. Bishop Georgia 02
- Marc A. Veasey Texas 33
- Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Georgia 04
- Ed Whitfield Kentucky 01
- Elizabeth H. Esty Connecticut 05
- Daniel T. Kildee Michigan 05
- Emanuel Cleaver Missouri 05
- John P. Sarbanes Maryland 03
- Donna F. Edwards Maryland 04
- Yvette D. Clarke New York 09
- Nydia M. Velázquez New York 07
- Joseph P. Kennedy Massachusetts 04
- John A. Yarmuth Kentucky 03
- Betty McCollum Minnesota 04
- William R. Keating Massachusetts 09
- Cedric L. Richmond Louisiana 02
- Jackie Speier California 14
- Mark Takano California 41
- Sander M. Levin Michigan 09
- Daniel Lipinski Illinois 03
- James P. McGovern Massachusetts 02
- Stephen F. Lynch Massachusetts 08
- Adam B. Schiff California 28
- Judy Chu California 27
- Steve Cohen Tennessee 09
- Ruben Gallego Arizona 07
- John Conyers Michigan 13
- Adam Smith Washington 09
- Danny K. Davis Illinois 07
- Chellie Pingree Maine 01
- Juan Vargas California 51
- Diana DeGette Colorado 01
- Wm. Lacy Clay Missouri 01
- Mark DeSaulnier California 11
- Grace Meng New York 06
- Bennie G. Thompson Mississippi 02
- Alan S. Lowenthal California 47
- Norma J. Torres California 35
- Niki Tsongas Massachusetts 03
- Seth Moulton Massachusetts 06
- Charles B. Rangel New York 13
- Donald Norcross New Jersey 01
- Chaka Fattah Pennsylvania 02
- Eliot L. Engel New York 16
- Ami Bera California 07
- Donald S. Beyer Virginia 08
- Gregory W. Meeks New York 05
- Cheri Bustos Illinois 17
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz Florida 23
- Richard E. Neal Massachusetts 01
- Filemon Vela Texas 34
- Gerald E. Connolly Virginia 11
- Tammy Duckworth Illinois 08
- Alcee L. Hastings Florida 20
- Corrine Brown Florida 05
- Lloyd Doggett Texas 35
- Chris Van Hollen Maryland 08
- Xavier Becerra California 34
- Grace F. Napolitano California 32
- Luis V. Gutiérrez Illinois 04
- Tulsi Gabbard Hawaii 02
- Loretta Sanchez California 46
- Dina Titus Nevada 01
- Maxine Waters California 43
Interview Availability: Please contact Americans for Limited Government at 703-383-0880 ext. 106 or at media@limitgov.org to arrange an interview with ALG experts including ALG President Rick Manning.
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