OMNI-SHOREHAM HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C. — Other than the employees of the Export-Import Bank, a federal agency that subsidizes U.S. exports through taxpayer-backed loans and loan-guarantees, the group most affected by Ex-Im’s contentious reauthorization this year are the folks at Boeing.

In the lobby at Ex-Im’s annual conference today, I spoke with a small crowd of Boeing officials about Ex-Im, including its reauthorization.