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ICYMI: Poliquin’s Opposition to Export-Import Bank May Haunt His Re-Election Chances [ROLL CALL]

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Poliquin’s Opposition to Export-Import Bank May Haunt His Re-Election Chances

With good-paying jobs on the line in Bangor and elsewhere across the country, Congressman Poliquin’s opposition to reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, joined by other House Republicans, is anticipated to haunt his bid for re-election this upcoming cycle.

ICYMI: Three Races in Which Export-Import Bank Could Be an Issue

Roll Call

By Simone Pathe

October 7, 2015

In a handful of competitive races around the country, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and its Democratic recruits intend to make an issue of the Export-Import Bank charter’s lapse, especially now that large American corporations are blaming Congress for lost contracts and American jobs.

The jobs that General Electric will create overseas either already exist or would have been created in Maine, New York, Texas and South Carolina.

The DCCC already aired radio ads calling out Maine’s Rep. Bruce Poliquin in August for being the only member of his delegation not to back the bank, and an aide at the Democratic campaign arm told CQ Roll Call there will be more paid media against Republicans on the issue.

It’s uncertain when or if the bank’s charter will be renewed, but its proponents in Congress are hoping it can be done before the end of the month. Tennessee GOP Rep. Stephen Fincher is pushing to bring renewal to the floor via a discharge petition.

If it’s reauthorized soon, the bank may not be much of a campaign issue by next year.

But for Democrats in competitive districts looking to strike a contrast with GOP incumbents, the potential job losses inspired by the bank’s lapse gives them a fresh talking point. […]





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