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And since becoming <span>chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in 2013, Hensarling has been in a position to try to make that happen. The bank's charter expires June 30, and unless Congress reauthorizes it, the institution created by former ...</span></p> <p><a id="content_more" href="/web/20150712093632/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/hensarling-ex-im-bank/" class="more" title="Read full story">Full Story</a></p> </div> </article> <div id="comment_policy"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h1>Comment Policy</h1> </header> <p> The Texas Tribune is pleased to provide the opportunity for you to share your observations about this story. We encourage lively debate on the issues of the day, but we ask that you refrain from using profanity or other offensive speech, engaging in personal attacks or name-calling, posting advertising, or wandering away from the topic at hand. To comment, you must be a registered user of the Tribune, and your user name will be displayed. 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Most Texas banks don't even know how Letters of Credit work, which is the primary means around the rest of the world for import purchases and export sales. If not mistaken, the Ex-Im Bank loans money to perspective overseas buyers and guarantees payment to companies here in the U.S. if they don't pay. How sweet a deal is that? </p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000829316784"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632im_/http://graph.facebook.com/100000829316784/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 9 @ 10:07 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000829316784">Neil Moyer</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Boeing and other USA exporters hate idiots like Hensarling...</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1104977483"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1104977483/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 9 @ 10:10 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1104977483">Bill Blackmon</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Just a good texas man trying to instill texas freedumb on dumb yankees.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000829316784"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632im_/http://graph.facebook.com/100000829316784/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 9 @ 10:10 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000829316784">Neil Moyer</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Moral issue?? Bwahahaha.....like Koch $$$ buy you morals....</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7933328"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632im_/http://graph.facebook.com/7933328/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 9 @ 10:45 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7933328">Jack Daly</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Has anyone consulted Art Vandelay, famous Importer/Exporter? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67L0pbneT2w</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=782333780"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632im_/http://graph.facebook.com/782333780/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 9 @ 11:18 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=782333780">David M. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">I hope he is successful to finally make business realize that Republicans are no friend of theirs.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093632/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153290911160837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 9 @ 4:49 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> D W </span> </p> <p class="comment">i guess all that noise about being business friendly only applies when its convenient. same for being in favor of jobs too? </p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> </ul> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="trib_newsletter"> <form 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