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Rep. Hoyer's request to testify at Ex-Im nominees' hearing denied

October 27, 2017 at 2:35 PM
The Senate Banking Committee has denied House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer's (D-MD) request to testify at a Nov. 1 hearing to consider President Trump's nominees to the board of the Export-Import Bank. Hoyer had planned to oppose former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Trump's pick to lead the bank. “That is disappointing, because it is important for the Committee to fully understand the danger Mr. Garrett’s nomination poses to the many thousands of American jobs supported by the Bank,” Hoyer said...

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