Three Worthwhile Objectives

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Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, we have an opportunity in the next 48 hours to do three good things:

One, keep the highway system going. It is irresponsible, but we have not already done so.

Two, make sure that the Veterans Administration has sufficient funds to keep our VA hospitals serving our veterans.

Three, make sure that we are competitive with the rest of the world by adopting the Fincher amendment and providing for Ex-Im Bank's ability to create jobs and to make us competitive worldwide.

We ought to do all three of those things.

Mr. Speaker, you have said that you wanted to allow this House to work its will. Sixty-five Members of the United States Senate voted to keep the Ex-Im Bank in business for America and for American jobs.

There are, in my opinion, Mr. Speaker, at least 240 votes on this floor to pass the Fincher amendment, which is the Kirk-Heitkamp amendment in the Senate.

Let's do it. Let this House work its will. Let's keep America competitive with the rest of the world. Let's adopt the Export-Import Bank, send it to the Senate, have them send it to the President, and help save American jobs.

Who says it will save American jobs? Speaker Boehner, the Speaker of this House.

Let us do all three of those worthwhile objectives that the American people support.

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