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(Washington, D.C.) - Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) released the following statement after voting to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank.

“While I have worked for years to shrink state and federal government, the fixation on eliminating the Ex-Im Bank by some conservatives, instead of focusing on must-fix items like massive welfare spending and an out-of-control immigration system, has been perplexing. The Ex-Im Bank has returned money to the Treasury every year for the past 20 years – totaling over $7 billion.

“While some opponents may claim the Bank only helps larger corporations, the truth is for every job created at a larger company, many more are created at local suppliers, manufacturers and small businesses. This bank is necessary for companies like Caterpillar, Pierce, Rockwell Automation and Manitowoc Crane to create jobs, spur innovation and lead America forward. The fact is, without Ex-Im financing our manufacturing sector will lose sales to countries like China, Germany and India. The United State currently has a trade deficit of $500 billion and that number will only increase without the Ex-Im Bank.

“Manufacturing is the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy and the 6th Congressional District has more manufacturing jobs than any other district in America. We’d like to keep it that way. While I disagreed with the process some of my colleagues decided to pursue to bring this legislation to the House floor, passing this legislation is important to my district and the state of Wisconsin.”

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman is serving his first term representing Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Contact his Washington, D.C., office at (202) 225-2476, or online at grothman.house.gov.

Below is a list of companies from the state of Wisconsin that support the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank:
1) AirBorn, Inc.
2) Modine Manufacturing Co.
3) Appleton Marine Co.
4) Aztalan Engineering, Inc.
5) Ball Corportation
6) Neenah Enterprises, Inc. (Neenah Foundry)
7) NOSHOK, Inc
8) NOW Health Group, Inc.
9) Catepillar Inc.
10) CMD Corporation
11) CNH International (Case, New Holland)
12) Power Technology, Inc.
13) DuPont
14) ExportAble LLC
15) Rust-Oleum Corp
16) Halliburton
17) TCI, LLC
18) Hillenbrand, Inc.
19) Honeywell International Inc.
20) HUSCO International
21) Prolitec
22) Dan’s Fish
23) CECOR, Inc.
24) Oshkosh Corp.
25) Pierce
26) Kuhn Krause
27) Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.
28) Zippo Manufacturing Company
29) Telesmith
30) John Deere
31) The Manitowoc Company
32) Urban Manufacturing
33) MarquipWard United/ Barry-Wehmiller
34) Maxon Industries
35) Toolcraft Co., Inc.
36) D&D Products Inc.
37) Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation – Derco Aerospace
38) Siemens Financial Services, Inc.
39) UTC Aerospace Systems
40) Rockwell
41) Patriot Taxiway
42) FABCO
43) Kondex
44) Vintage Parts Inc.

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