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Tea Party Texan takes on Washington (E-I Bank)
TheHill
Tea Party Texan takes on Washington
By Kevin Cirilli
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has set out to change the way business is done in Washington, and there are some signs that he is succeeding.
The Tea Party favorite and House Financial Services Committee chairman has taken up the simmering fight over the Export-Import Bank as a signature issue. The 80-year-old institution was once reliably supported by the GOP but has come under attack from hard-line conservatives who call the bank's financing programs "corporate welfare."
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/242463-tea-party-texan-takes-on-washington
