Business Leaders call fully functional Ex-Im Bank essential.
Press Release Summary:
Joint statement made by NAM President/CEO Jay Timmons and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Tom Donohue focused on importance of fully functioning U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank to competitiveness. Statement claimed that "keeping the Ex-Im Bank operating at only half capacity puts businesses of all sizes at risk of losing projects—and ultimately jobs—to foreign companies with better access to financing." Statement also noted Ex-Im Bank's need for quorum and effect on U.S. exporters.
Original Press Release:
Business Leaders: Fully Functioning Ex-Im Bank Essential to Competitiveness
Washington, D.C. – Following the conclusion of the 2016 Annual U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Summit, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue issued the following joint statement on the importance of a fully functioning Ex-Im Bank to competitiveness.
“The Ex-Im Bank is a critical tool for ensuring manufacturers in the United States remain competitive in an already tough global economy. Right now, our global competitors are supporting their exporters with aggressive export credit financing at a rate of 20 to 1 compared to the United States.
“Manufacturers and other businesses need the Ex-Im Bank supporting U.S. exporters at full capacity. However, without a quorum, the Ex-Im Bank cannot do this, and as a result, many exporters in the United States are stuck in neutral, unable to get their products to customers overseas. Policymakers need to focus on making America the most competitive country in the world, and keeping the Ex-Im Bank operating at only half capacity puts businesses of all sizes at risk of losing projects—and ultimately jobs—to foreign companies withbetter access to financing.”
Learn more about the importance of the Ex-Im Bank to businesses of all sizes here.
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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 14 million men and women, contributes $2.09 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for more than three-quarters of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.
