Two weeks after it was supposedly killed, the federal Export-Import Bank may soon be resuscitated by tagging its future to a massive highway funding bill. The congressional gamesmanship has conservatives vowing to kill the bank for good.
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Citing Ex-Im Bank Concerns, Cruz Doesn’t Rule Out Filibuster
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz indicated Wednesday that he was prepared to filibuster one of Congress’ largest pieces of legislation if his colleagues attached a reauthorization for the Export-Import Bank to it.
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Texas Republicans Pull No Punches in Assessing Iran Deal
Republicans across the board were extremely critical of the nuclear deal with Iran that President Obama announced Tuesday. It was hard to find stronger reactions than those coming from members of Texas’ GOP congressional delegation.
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Hensarling Leads Bid to Kill Export-Import Bank
U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Dallas Republican, has amassed enough political capital to become chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and he’s using it to try to kill the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the latest Tea Party punching bag.
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The Brief: May 28, 2015
The House remains fully committed to keeping dark money disclosure language in its ethics reform legislation. However, the measure’s Senate author is equally adamant that provision must come out.
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In Austin, Flores Doesn’t Mince Words on Ex-Im Bank
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, the latest Texas Republican to come out against the U.S. Export-Import Bank, did not shy away from his new position Wednesday as he spoke to business groups fighting to keep the 81-year-old federal agency alive.
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Energy
The Brief: Feb. 6, 2015
Rick Perry had some choice words in an interview Thursday with the Tribune and the Washington Post on what separates him from Ted Cruz.
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Flores Doesn’t See New Post as a Springboard
As the new chairman of an influential GOP caucus, U.S. Rep. Bill Flores could position himself for a seat at the U.S. House’s leadership table. But in an interview with the Tribune, the Bryan Republican talked more about term limits than leadership posts.
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The Brief: Jan. 27, 2015
Guns were a big topic of conversation inside the Capitol and outside of it on Monday.
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Energy
Liveblog: Energy at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Energy track. The sessions include panels on the state’s power grid, the potential impact of energy reform in Mexico on Texas, the debate over hydraulic fracturing and a deeper look at the state’s drilling boom.
