W.H.: Republicans Should Fund Ex-Im Bank Since Republican Presidents Have Before

SCHULTZ Reauthorizing Ex Im ░░░░░░░░ has happened 16 times ░░░░░░░░ past Congresses All with ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan majorities The past ░░░░░░░░ presidents Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ supported the bank So ░░░░░░░░ time should not have ░░░░░░░░ any different As we ░░░░░░░░ said one of the ░░░░░░░░ likely vehicles to pass ░░░░░░░░ over the past few ░░░░░░░░ is this transportation bill ░░░░░░░░ s why we thought ░░░░░░░░ should have been attached ░░░░░░░░ s why the Senate ░░░░░░░░ shared our view Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ had the speaker of ░░░░░░░░ House use a word ░░░░░░░░ describe leader McConnell s ░░░░░░░░ a word that I ░░░░░░░░ t even use in ░░░░░░░░ NN REPORTER Oh maybe ░░░░░░░░ the podium SCHULTZ Yeah ░░░░░░░░ from the podium laughter ░░░░░░░░ enough But if you ░░░░░░░░ asking me to evaluate ░░░░░░░░ level of dysfunction in ░░░░░░░░ Republican Congress I m ░░░░░░░░ to engage you on ░░░░░░░░ because it s rare ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen this ░░░░░░░░ of distrust between two ░░░░░░░░ and of separate chambers ░░░░░░░░ from the both parties ░░░░░░░░ if you just take ░░░░░░░░ step back and you ░░░░░░░░ at what we ve ░░░░░░░░ over the past few ░░░░░░░░ and weeks I would ░░░░░░░░ to first remind you ░░░░░░░░ the aftermath of the ░░░░░░░░ mid terms where leader ░░░░░░░░ and Speaker Boehner jointly ░░░░░░░░ an op ed in ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal where ░░░░░░░░ thought they felt confident ░░░░░░░░ their ability to get ░░░░░░░░ working again I think ░░░░░░░░ know that the results ░░░░░░░░ in and I m ░░░░░░░░ confident they lived up ░░░░░░░░ their promise.”