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The Crony Bank That Won't Die: Cruz Dives Into Ex-Im fight
The Hill ^ | July 13, 2015 | Kevin Cirilli

Posted on 07/13/2015 7:44:51 PM PDT by MN_Mike

McConnell is trying to bring back the crony bank, Ex-Im Bank. It sunset at end of June 2015. Now he plans to tie it to a highway bill. At Wednesday’s press conference, Cruz will be joined by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), chairman of the Republican Study Committee.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cronyism; cruz; exim; imf
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41 posted on 07/14/2015 9:28:47 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: ziravan

Your analysis is sound. Thanks for your input.


42 posted on 07/14/2015 9:38:57 AM PDT by stillfree?
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To: ziravan
That’s my point. Picking winners and losers by becoming de facto investing partners isn’t the business of govt.

The govt needs to get its fat fingers of the scales.

It might make sense if every government stopped helping their respective businesses, but to do it in isolation is nuts.

43 posted on 07/14/2015 9:52:23 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: MN_Mike

How much crap, excuse me, pork, has been added to Highway, Farm, and Disaster Relief Bills?


44 posted on 07/14/2015 9:54:13 AM PDT by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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To: duffee
How much crap, excuse me, pork, has been added to Highway, Farm, and Disaster Relief Bills?

Enough so that the funds available for Highways is now 0.

45 posted on 07/14/2015 9:54:54 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: semimojo

And how we should offset other countries doing so is via tariffs. There is a way to level the playing field without putting on a uniform.

The ex-im bank needs to stay dead.


46 posted on 07/14/2015 11:34:19 AM PDT by ziravan (Choose Sides.)
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To: VinL

I might watch that later, but Cruz has already lost all credibility on Trade when he promoted giving Obama fast track authority.

Cruz might be the best social conservative and an excellent lawyer, but he has no clue about trade and our trade policies is the #1 cause of our economic problems and high unemployment.

Trump gets it, Cruz doesn’t.


47 posted on 07/14/2015 12:33:52 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: wjcsux
"The Ex-Im is guaranteed by us taxpayers! There is the issue. "

The Ex-Im has earned 7 billion in the last 20 years. I think we can afford to keep guaranteeing it.

I'd much rather support the Ex-Im Bank and make money in the process, than to pay for even more people on unemployment.

48 posted on 07/15/2015 7:16:08 PM PDT by DannyTN
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