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The Export-Import Bank's long legacy of crony capitalism has hurt the livelihoods and businesses of many Americans who don't get special treatment from this misguided government program.

The Export-Import Bank is one of the most important tools America has to create jobs.

Before we move forward with new efforts to lower the barriers to international free trade, we must review the consequences of the policies of the past and address the problems of the present.

In the past, the U.K. got away with selling things that weren't unusual. Now it's no use trying to export without having something that's unusual and better.

Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.

There should be a policy to have a mechanism in place to decide when and how to import or export.

I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.

I've never been able to get it straight about what these people who are worried about the trade deficit are worried about.

Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact on the market. At this point it's too early to determine how much.

It's important to focus on how we can strengthen international trade.