After Stalling for Several Years, US Credit Agency Faces New Hurdle

After Stalling for Several Years, US Credit Agency Faces New Hurdle
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 7, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Export-Import Bank, which assists in financing and facilitating exports of American products, faces an impasse as its mandate is set to expire by the end of September unless Congress takes action before then.

The embattled credit agency has become a political target for conservative Republicans who label the bank a “corporate welfare agency” and vow to shutter it.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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