{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-cantwell-statement-on-banking-committees-rejection-of-ex-im-bank-nominee-scott-garrett", "Senator Cantwell Statement on Banking Committee\u2019s Rejection of Ex-Im Bank Nominee Scott Garrett", "2017-12-19", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Maria Cantwell", "C000127", "www.cantwell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.19.17\n    \t\t\t Senator Cantwell Statement on Banking Committees Rejection of Ex-Im Bank Nominee Scott Garrett \n    \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Banking Committees 13-10 vote to reject Scott Garretts nomination to chair the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). As a Congressman, Garrett favored dismantling the bank.\r\n\"I applaud the Senate Banking Committees decision to reject Mr. Garretts nomination. If we want to create jobs across America, we need a fully functioning Export-Import Bank approving these deals from manufacturers that are ready to close sales and hire workers, said Senator Cantwell. The president needs to send us a qualified nominee who wants to see the bank succeed.\"\r\nAs one of the most trade dependent state in the nation, the Ex-Im Bank is vital to Washington states economy. Since Ex-Im was reauthorized in December 2016, six transactions worth $2.6 billion whose primary exporter is from Washington State have been stalled.\r\nSenator Cantwell has long fought for a full functioning and permanently reauthorized Export-Import Bank to ensure American companies can compete on a level playing field with global competitors. She pressed for board members to be nominated and confirmed to the banks board last year. In December of 2015, the Ex-Im Bank received a 4-year reauthorization thanks in part to Cantwells advocacy. Later that year, a coalition of Democrats secured an agreement from Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote to reauthorize Ex-Im, which resulted in an overwhelming majority of support.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-cantwell-statement-on-banking-committees-rejection-of-ex-im-bank-nominee-scott-garrett"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5878358390182257, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}