Today's Heritage Scorecard: Does House GOP Support Eliminating the Ex-Im Bank?
In the face of rising discontent from radical conservatives, House Republican Leaders have fumbled their plans to unite the GOP around a budget blueprint. But luckily for the House GOP, the Heritage Foundation has already provided rudderless Republican leaders with a budget blueprint. Now, as House Republicans race against the clock to pack these extreme, Heritage-backed ideas into their own supposedly forthcoming budget resolution, here's a time-saver: House Republicans can score themselves on the Heritage Budget by answering some simple questions.
Question: Last year, House Republicans let the charter for the Export-Import bank lapse for 128 days – even though the bank has created or sustained 1.5 million private-sector jobs since 2007, and has reduced the deficit by $7 billion over the past 20 years. Now, do Republicans support completely eliminating the job-creating, deficit-reducing Ex-Im Bank, as the Heritage Budget does?
Yes. I, House Republican, support the Heritage Foundation's plan to eliminate the job-creating Ex-Im Bank.No. I stand with House Democrats who are fighting to protect the Ex-Im Bank and the jobs it supports.
No. I stand with House Democrats who are fighting to protect the Ex-Im Bank and the jobs it supports.
House Republicans: if you answered YESto the question of whether you support eliminating the job-creating Ex-Im Bank, you're safe with the Heritage Foundation. But you can trust that the American people will score you differently.