SIA Pushes for Ex-Im Nominee Confirmations

The Senate should confirm the Trump administration's two nominations to the board of the Export-Import Bank, since those confirmations would give the board a quorum again and let the bank provide credit support to projects $10 million and larger, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said in a statement Friday. SIA said Ex-Im "has been virtually closed" for more than a year to the satellite industry due to the vacant board seats. The White House earlier this month said it was nominating former Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., as Ex-Im president, and Spencer Bachus of Bachus & Brom as board member.