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Trump Appoints Critic of Ex-Im Bank to Lead It

April 15, 2017 · 9:35 am ET · Leave a Comment

Just a few days after declaring his support of the Export-Import Bank, President Trump will nominate former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), a leading critic of the bank, to head it, the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Mr. Garrett voted in 2012 and in 2015 against renewing the charter of the Ex-Im Bank, which guarantees loans for companies that export U.S. products. Mr. Garrett, a New Jersey Republican who served seven terms in the House, lost a bitterly contested election in November to Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).”

Garrett called the Ex-Im Bank a “corporate welfare program” and said it is “crony capitalism.”

Playbook: “To those who say Trump’s decision-making process is becoming more linear — explain putting a staunch opponent of the Export-Import Bank at its helm just days after the president trumpeted its import… Most people don’t know what the Export-Import bank is, or does, so putting someone atop the bank who wants to destroy it won’t garner a ton of attention. But it’s a pretty clear sign that Trump isn’t quietly abandoning his unconventional approach to governing.”

Economy, White House Scott Garrett

Defeated GOP Lawmaker Won’t Coordinate Transition

December 5, 2016 · 11:52 am ET · Leave a Comment

Rep.-elect Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) told the Bergen County Record that Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) “has not returned his calls or responded to a certified letter asking about a transition, especially to ensure constituent requests do not fall through the cracks.”

“While polarizing politics is all too common, Garrett’s apparent unwillingness to discuss a transition with his successor is not.”

House of Representatives Josh Gottheimer, Scott Garrett

Money Dries Up After Lawmaker’s Anti-Gay Remarks

July 29, 2015 · 5:33 pm ET · 20 Comments

Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), “who heads an influential House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. capital markets, is facing a revolt by corporate and Wall Street donors after he reportedly made anti-gay remarks at a private meeting of Republican lawmakers,” Bloomberg reports.

“Earlier this month, in what financial lobbyists said was a sign of things to come, the Big 4 accounting firms and their trade association abruptly canceled a fundraising event for the New Jersey Republican. In addition, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has decided to stop making political action committee donations to Garrett.”

2016 Campaign Scott Garrett

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