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The chairmen of two House committees are calling on their fellow Republicans to vote against a rarely successful tool that would force a vote on… Read More
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Congress is gearing up for another battle over the Export-Import Bank nearly four months after the agency’s charter expired. The House of Representatives is preparing to… Read More
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House Speaker John Boehner’s chief of staff has made reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank one of his top priorities for October. Mike Sommers, Boehner’s chief of… Read More
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House Republicans joined forces with more than 100 of their Democratic colleagues today in supporting a measure to force a vote on reauthorizing the Export-Import… Read More
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ELKHORN, Wis.—General Electric last week announced it was closing its Waukesha, Wis., plant and moving to Canada because Congress did not reauthorize the Export-Import Bank…. Read More
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In a show of dissatisfaction with Republican leaders, a group of House Republicans is attempting to reauthorize the controversial Export-Import Bank through a legislative procedure… Read More
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A Wisconsin state lawmaker is criticizing General Electric for blaming its decision to move out of the state on the Export-Import Bank’s expiration. Wisconsin state… Read More
EconomyCommentary
American jobs “moving” to Canada. American jobs “moving” to France. Jobs “moving” to China, Hungary, and who knows where else General Electric will claim it… Read More
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In a new video from Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, President Obama appears to be a bit confused as to why Republicans would oppose the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s say you’ve been letting your child watch too much TV. You decide, quite sensibly, to cut down on his viewing time. Think he’ll realize… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Media outlets across the nation readily accepted the claim this week by General Electric that 500 U.S. jobs, including many from Greenville, would be moved… Read More
PoliticsNews
The American people’s trust in government is the lowest it has been in the last 10 years, according to three Gallup polls released recently. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Airplane manufacturer Boeing is suggesting that it will lay off “several hundred” workers by the end of the year unless lawmakers resurrect the now-defunct Export-Import Bank…. Read More
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the Export-Import Bank should be finally laid to rest. “I believe it’s time for it to go,” Christie explained to… Read More
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A judge has ruled that the city of St. Louis can use tax dollars to fund a billion-dollar NFL stadium, invalidating a city ordinance that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Nearly seven years into federal conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, quintessential institutions of cronyism, look to remain a permanent fixture of the housing finance… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There’s always that one moment in a horror film when everyone thinks the villain has been killed, then bam—up he jumps, to the surprise of… Read More
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Boeing’s new chief executive officer says the company should be able to survive in the short term even without the services of the Export-Import Bank…. Read More
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The Export-Import Bank’s most vocal supporters were among the biggest spenders on lobbying in the second quarter. Ex-Im supporter Boeing’s lobbying spending skyrocketed, nearly tripling… Read More
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A Florida family has been indicted by the Justice Department for defrauding the Export-Import Bank and other private lenders, which cost the U.S. government close… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the midst of the horrifying allegations that Planned Parenthood has been selling organs of aborted babies, there’s been at least a bit of good… Read More
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With talk of the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization continuing on Capitol Hill, Sen. Ted Cruz said today he plans to use “any and all” tools possible… Read More
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For nearly a week, the Export-Import Bank has been closed following the expiration of its charter. But Democrats in Congress are working to revive the… Read More
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The Export-Import Bank’s charter expired at midnight Tuesday—at least temporarily. Even though the 81-year-old agency has expired, supportive lawmakers may include an amendment concerning the… Read More
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The Export-Import Bank’s charter is set to expire Tuesday, meaning the 81-year-old agency is on course to be eliminated, at least temporarily. The bank, the official… Read More
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The Export-Import Bank’s charter expires tomorrow, and members of Congress—who are home for a week-long recess—have run out of time to reauthorize the bank. Now,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Marcelo Odebrecht, a Brazilian industrialist of immense wealth and power, was arrested and jailed recently on charges of corruption. He and dozens of other businessmen and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sat down for an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal to talk about what he describes as the “age of cronyism” in… Read More
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spoke out today against the cozy relationship between lawmakers on Capitol Hill and corporations’ lobbyists, or what he calls the “Washington… Read More
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Gov. John Kasich tells The Daily Signal that he’d like to see the Export-Import Bank shut down. “There’s been corruption in the bank. If they… Read More
