Ex-Im Bank Supporters Gain Signatures to Force House Vote
- Bank hasn't been able to approve new loans since June 30
- Lawmakers signed petition to bring bill to House floor
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U.S. House members gathered enough signatures Friday to force a floor vote to revive the Export-Import Bank over objections from some Republican leaders.
“This is a Republican bill,” said Tennessee Republican Stephen Fincher, who led the unusual bid to require a floor vote. “It shows we can get something done if we put the country over ideology."