Seeing Limited Options, Fincher To Seek Discharge Petition For Ex-Im Bill
The lead House Republican supporter of the Export-Import Bank announced on Sept. 30 that he is seeking to file a discharge petition that would bring his Ex-Im reauthorization bill to the floor for a vote, five days after he told Inside U.S. Trade he would wait until House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) resigned before pursuing such a move. A spokeswoman with Rep. Stephen Fincher's office (R-TN) said Ex-Im supporters had limited options to move their new legislation to renew the...