Small Exporters Back Obama on Export-Import Bank

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday met with small exporters to make his case that Congress should quickly reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, even as legislative turmoil in the Senate threatened supporters’ strategy for reviving the bank, which helps finance sales of American products abroad.

“For us to be the only country that leaves these outstanding companies high and dry makes absolutely no sense,” the president told reporters who were briefly admitted to his White House meeting with 10 business owners, two mayors and several Democratic lawmakers. “This should be a no-brainer,” he added.

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