Tehran Buys Airbus Planes Despite Boeing’s Lobbying for Nuclear Deal

Iran announces purchase of 114 commercial airliners from French competitor

Hassan Rouhani and Francois Hollande / AP

Lachlan Markay
January 29, 2016 11:45 AM

Aerospace giant Boeing lobbied hard for the nuclear deal that lifted sanctions on Iran, but the Iranian regime announced on Thursday that it would spend billions to buy aircraft from French competitor Airbus.

House Rejects Measure to Bar Ex-Im Financing for Terrorism Sponsors

Foreign Affairs chairman worries that U.S. will back Iranian airline sector used to support international terrorist proxies

Lachlan Markay
November 5, 2015 2:48 PM

Taxpayers could end up footing the bill for Iran’s purchase of American-manufactured planes thanks to legislation passed on Thursday that critics say facilitates U.S. support for an Iranian commercial airline sector frequently used in service of its international terrorist proxies.

Pennsylvania Democrats Support Ex-Im Bank Despite Costly Coal Restrictions

Dems in other coal-heavy states have opposed restrictions

Brent Scher
October 20, 2015 3:22 PM

The top Democrats running for Senate in Pennsylvania have come out in support of reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, but have been silent on whether they back the bank’s restrictions on financing coal-fired power plants.

State Rep. Says General Electric Told Him to Lie About Ex-Im Bank

Wisconsin legislator says GE exec told him to falsely blame plant closure on Congress

Lachlan Markay
September 30, 2015 11:10 AM

A General Electric employee pressed a Wisconsin legislator to falsely blame the closing of a facility there on the expiration of federal subsidies, the legislator said this week.

GE Touts Moving 1,000 Jobs to UK, Blames Move on Lack of Ex-Im Funds

GE spokeswoman later says deal would’ve been implemented regardless of Ex-Im operation

Ali Meyer
September 28, 2015 3:19 PM

General Electric announced they would move 1,000 jobs to the United Kingdom due to a lack of Export-Import bank funds, but a GE spokesman later said the deal would have gone through regardless of Ex-Im’s operation, Reuters reported.

Jobs General Electric Moved to France Don’t Exist; Were Never Going to Be in U.S.

GE always planned to move jobs to France, despite Ex-Im claim

Ali Meyer
September 21, 2015 2:26 PM

General Electric had a plan since last year to move jobs to France, despite their claim that they would move jobs outside of the United States and into France due to lack of Export –Import Bank funds, the Washington Examiner reported.

400 Jobs General Electric Threatened to Ship Overseas Do Not Exist

GE said lack of Ex-Im funds would prompt company to move jobs outside U.S.

Ali Meyer
September 16, 2015 2:43 PM

Some of the jobs General Electric said it would ship overseas due to lack of Export-Import Bank funds do not exist, according to the Washington Post.

General Electric Moving 500 Jobs Overseas Due to Lack of Ex-Im Funds

GE is second largest beneficiary of Ex-Im Bank after Boeing

Ali Meyer
September 15, 2015 4:15 PM

General Electric Co. (GE) has announced that they will move 500 jobs overseas due to a lack of Export-Import Bank financing, Freedom Partners reported.

Congress Adjourns, Leaving Ex-Im Bank Shuttered

Lachlan Markay
July 29, 2015 6:16 PM

With Congress adjourning on Wednesday, the U.S. Export-Import Bank will remain shuttered until at least September, ending for the time being an intense fight over the controversial export finance agency.

Small Business Owners Pleading For Ex-Im Renewal Fail To Disclose Ties To Controversial Bank

Joe Schoffstall
July 24, 2015 5:10 PM

On Wednesday afternoon, President Obama hosted a meeting of 10 small business owners at the White House and used those in attendance as reason why the Export-Import bank’s charter should be renewed, claiming without the bank’s assistance their businesses would suffer.