Posted on 10/01/2015 1:03:45 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson
Supporters of the Export-Import Bank have secured enough Republican support to bring an extension of the agency's charter to the House floor later this month, according to sources involved in the whipping.
More than 30 Republicans have signed on to a discharge petition, which would force a vote on reauthorizing the government-backed credit agency. Republicans expect upwards of a dozen more supporters. The vast majority of Democrats are expected to sign the petition.
If the numbers hold, there is nothing the GOP leadership could do to stop a vote on an extension.
A renewal of the bank's charter would likely come to the floor after Oct. 21, when the discharge petition ripens. Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), a longtime supporter of the bank, is leading the effort. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), who is a key figure in the whipping effort, said he believes the bill will "pass soon."
The Export-Import Bank has become a flashpoint in the continuing battle between conservatives and Speaker John Boehner. Boehner (R-Ohio) supports renewing the bank. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) all oppose renewing the bank's charter.
The Export-Import Bank’s charter expired at the end of June, and GOP leaders have avoided bringing legislation to the floor to reauthorize it due to strong opposition from conservatives inside and outside the Capitol.
There has not been a successful discharge petition since the McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation passed in 2002.
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I am not so sure we did.
With the massive amounts of voter fraud I don’t think there has been an honest election since Reagan
Corporate welfare.... these are the same folks who decry the poor get too much from government.... but rich multinational corporations can’t survive without a handout.
What is wrong with this picture?
A move by Bonehead to prove just how wonderfil he was
He is a coward and a drunk. A real man would have left immediately
The checks have been cashed.
I DETEST RINOS.
If Republicans can’t even vote against welfare for corporations, how will they ever cut any other kind of government?
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