EconomyCommentary
Ending the Ex-Im Bank Is a Good Step to Rebuilding Our Economy
With the charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States set to expire June 30, its supporters claim its demise would result in the… Read More
EconomyNews
History Lesson: Opposition to Export-Import Bank Has Grown Over Time
Supporters of the Export-Import Bank cheered last week when the majority of United States senators voted in favor of reauthorizing the embattled agency. However, the… Read More
Economy News
Failed Ex-Im Bank Deal Could Cost Taxpayers $150 Million
American taxpayers could be responsible for $150 million because of a deal the Export-Import Bank financed with an Australian satellite company. In 2012, Ex-Im awarded… Read More
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What Happens If the Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires?
As its expiration date nears, the Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiaries and supporters are warning that Ex-Im’s end could be bad for business. But what would… Read More
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Republicans Face ‘Principled Debate’ Over Export-Import Bank’s Future
The future of the Export-Import Bank, which provides taxpayer-backed loans to foreign countries and companies to pay for U.S. products, is causing a divide among… Read More
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How This Small Business Succeeded Without Government Financing From Export-Import Bank
Supporters of the embattled Export-Import Bank argue the bank helps small businesses move into global markets and remain competitive. But a California-based company is speaking… Read More
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GOP Lawmakers Question ‘Troubled’ $100 Million Export-Import Bank Deal
Just two weeks before the controversial Export-Import Bank’s charter expires, members of Congress today criticized the bank’s top official for pursuing a deal in which… Read More
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New Report on Export-Import Bank Finds Problems With Transparency, Cronyism
A new report that takes a deep dive into the Export-Import Bank’s transactions found that in addition to heavily subsidizing large corporations, the government agency… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Congress Can Put a Stop to Cronyism and Corporate Welfare
This month will mark the end of an 80-year-old Washington institution that promotes cronyism and corporate welfare. On June 30, Congress appears prepared to let… Read More
EconomyNews
Flashback: Hillary Clinton Wanted to ‘Put Ex-Im Bank on Steroids’
In a newly surfaced video from 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen testifying before Congress about the benefits of the controversial Export-Import Bank…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
U.S. Chamber Should Be Promoting Commerce, Not Cronyism
Here’s a half-serious question: How much do taxpayers have to pay off Boeing to make the Export-Import Bank finally and irrevocably go away? If the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Here’s How We Combat Cultural Cronyism
What do you do if you’re pursuing unpopular interests that are contrary to the public good? How do you force change in a democratic republic… Read More
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Hillary Clinton Announces Support for Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton joined the debate over the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization today and came out in support of the embattled 80-year-old agency. Clinton… Read More
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A Key Conservative Group Is Opposing the Export-Import Bank. But Some of Its Members Continue to Support It.
Some members of the U.S. House’s Republican Study Committee are bucking the committee’s opposition to the Export-Import Bank and instead expressing steadfast support for the bank’s reauthorization…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s Why the Path to Ex-Im Reauthorization Is Rapidly Closing
With today’s news that the 170-member Republican Study Committee is opposed to reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, the House appears poised to allow the troubled… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Letting Ex-Im Bank’s Charter Expire Won’t Lead to Massive Job Losses
The charter of the Export-Import Bank is set to expire on June 30 unless it is reauthorized by Congress. Scare tactics of bank supporters aside,… Read More
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Jeb Hensarling: Boeing’s Threat to Move American Jobs Overseas If Ex-Im Bank Ends Is ‘A Bit of Bluster’
Following reports that one of the Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiaries would move overseas if the agency’s charter expired, the leader of the House Financial Services… Read More
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Small Business Left With ‘Bitter Taste’ After Deal With Export-Import Bank Goes Sour
For Induction Innovations of Elgin, Ill., the services provided by the Export-Import Bank seemed perfect for a small business. But after purchasing an insurance policy… Read More
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Delaware Group Pulls Out of US Chamber Over Claim That Export-Import Bank Helps ‘Small’ Businesses
The founder of a chamber of commerce for small businesses is pushing back against claims from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the Export-Import Bank… Read More
EconomyNews
Does the Export-Import Bank Really Create Jobs?
Many of the Export-Import Bank’s biggest supporters argue the controversial agency creates jobs. But does it really? The Daily Signal reached out to the bank’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s Where the Prospective 2016 Presidential Field Stands on the Export-Import Bank
There’s been a lot of talk about the Export-Import Bank in the news lately, with debate about the 80-year-old agency ramping up as Congress nears… Read More
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House GOP Leader: It’s Time to ‘Wind Down’ Export-Import Bank
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tells The Daily Signal that it’s time to “wind down” the Export-Import Bank. “This is a place the speaker… Read More
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‘Wasted Seat’: Chamber of Commerce Official Takes to Twitter to Rip GOP Congressman on Ex-Im Bank Stance
The intensifying debate over the Export-Import Bank’s future spilled over to Twitter yesterday after a top official with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce took to… Read More
EconomyNews
Worried About ‘Government Picking Winners and Losers,’ Jindal Calls for Closing of Export-Import Bank
Bobby Jindal has become the latest Republican presidential hopeful to call for the end of a federal agency that makes taxpayer-backed loans to foreign businesses… Read More
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Rick Perry Changes His Mind on Ex-Im Bank, Calls for Its End
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for an end to the Export-Import Bank—a reversal from the position he held as governor. In an op-ed… Read More
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For Two Groups on Opposite Sides of the Aisle, Records Requests to Export-Import Bank Return Different Results
For two groups on opposing sides of the political spectrum, requests to the Export-Import Bank for records under the Freedom of Information Act yield different… Read More
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The Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires in Two Months. Here’s What You Need to Know About It.
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… Read More
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Conservative House Freedom Caucus Comes Out Against Export-Import Bank
A group of 40 conservative lawmakers collectively known as the House Freedom Caucus have come out in opposition to the controversial Export-Import Bank, joining Republican… Read More
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Exclusive: House Panel Questions Export-Import Bank on ‘Unacceptable’ Delay of Information Requests About Ties to Clinton-Backed Firm
An unfulfilled request for information—pending for over 500 days —on the relationship between the Export-Import Bank and a consulting firm with ties to the Clinton… Read More
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Lawmakers Call on Export-Import Bank Supporters to Lobby Capitol Hill
With less than 70 days to go before the Export-Import Bank’s charter expires, the countdown on determining the 80-year-old’s agency is underway. To push Congress… Read More
