WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and an influential pair of business organizations called for renewal of the Export-Import Bank on Monday, one day after newly elected House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California said the agency should be phased out.

The bank’s existence is fast emerging as a flashpoint in the internal Republican struggle between the business-backed establishment and tea party groups.

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