Brown, Heitkamp: Administration misled Democrats on plans for Ex-Im nominees

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee say the Trump administration led them to believe he would not advance the controversial nomination of Scott Garrett for Export-Import Bank chairman and president, but would instead nominate Spencer Bachus -- announced in April as a pick for the bank's board -- for that slot while submitting the names of two Democrats for the board. “We were led to believe that Garrett would not be the chair and there would be a nomination of...