Republicans escalate battle for closure of U.S. Export Import Bank

(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 30 June 2014) The ongoing battle waged by radical completely free market Republicans to close the U.S. Export Import Bank escalated this month, fuelled by Wall Street Journal revelations of alleged cronyism, the release of Ex-Im's 2013 Competitiveness Report and a September 30 deadline for renewing Ex-Im fiscal authorization. Below we provide a few links to this debate.

McCarthy sides against Export-Import Bank Financial Times
U.S. Export-Import Bank chief faces heat from Republicans in House Washington Post
Conservative Critics Lobby For An Early End To Export-Import Bank National Public Radio
US small businesses lobby for survival of embattled Export-Import Bank Times of India
Instead of killing Export-Import Bank, why not restrict it to small business? Albany Business Review
Export-Import Bank in Jeopardy as Boehner Refuses to Back Charter Renewal Newsmax
Republicans fight a civil war over export credit Financial Times