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Heck to propose lending increase for Export-Import Bank

June 25, 2014 By The Suburban Times

To support the American economy and workforce, Representative Denny Heck, D-Wash., will introduce the Protect American Jobs and Exports Act of 2014, which calls for a seven-year reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and an increase in the lending cap to $175 billion.

Proposed legislation will extend the bank’s charter until 2021, and extend the current cap by $5 billion each year.

“The Export-Import Bank is a reliable way for American business—including many small businesses—to sell their goods and services into the world marketplace,” Heck said. “If we abandon this resource, we are allowing China, Russia, and European countries to gain ground in export deals previously made with us, the economic equivalent of forfeiting in the World Cup when we know we have the best team.”

The Export-Import Bank, or Ex-Im Bank, helps American businesses sell their goods and services overseas by guaranteeing that they receive compensation for the transaction. Without the Ex-Im Bank, at least 205,000 American jobs would be at risk. The Ex-Im Bank supported an estimated $37.4 billion in U.S. export sales in 2013, while returning over $1 billion to the American taxpayers. The bank’s charter is set to expire on September 30, 2014, if Congress does not act.

To see the American companies that use the Ex-Im Bank to sell goods and services abroad, visit the Export-Import Bank’s export data map available online.

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  1. Herb Dayton says

    June 26, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Congressman Heck once again grandstands on the back of the taxpayers and his constituents/victims! In way of education, the Ex-iM bank is a useless government agency that guarantees loans that are made to foreign entities to buy products made in the USA. Private banks will not make these loans! If the foreign entities/governments default on paying for the products the US taxpayer pays for the loss! This of course is done under the guise of promoting US exports and jobs. In truth it is more about awarding political donors.
    Congressman Heck not only wants to continue this madness, he wants to increase the potential waste by $5 billion per year! Using his own numbers, the taxpayer is on the hook for $605,000 for each export job supposedly saved/created.
    Even though I am retired I would be pleased to take one of those (jobs?).
    The voters need to help get the “Heck ” out of congress.

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