House braces for late night on Ex-Im bank

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Source: The Hill

The House is bracing for a late night of votes Monday on reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank thanks to the use of a rarely invoked procedure.

Action won't start until about 6:30 p.m. during the first House vote series of the week. More votes are expected later Monday night, but the exact timing is unclear because Ex-Im opponents may employ delaying tactics.

The procedure forcing action on the bank, known as a discharge petition, was last successfully used in 2002 for the House version of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation.

Final action on the underlying bill to reauthorize the bank's charter, which expired on June 30, likely won't happen until Tuesday afternoon.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/258093-house-braces-for-late-night-on-ex-im

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1. Democrats used the discharge petition to force a vote on the Ex-Im Bank.

The tea party caucus and other most conservative republicans are not happy. They thought they had buried it forever.

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2. The War on Tea Party has begun.

This is just the first battle. Passing a budget this week will also anger the Teahadists. Even the Republicans have given up on those idiots.