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Senate restores Export-Import Bank to full operation in win for business and Trump over conservatives

By Sean Higgins
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Senate restores Export-Import Bank to full operation in win for business and Trump over conservatives

The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday restored the Export-Import Bank to full working order after more than four years of it being being effectively closed down by conservative critics in Congress.

Lawmakers approved President Trump’s nominations of Spencer Bachus, Judith DelZoppo Pryor, and Kimberly Reed to the bank’s board, giving it a quorum for the first time since 2016, allowing it to once again approve large transactions.

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