The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) supports US exporters with taxpayer-backed loans and provides loan guarantees to foreign buyers. With the credit agency’s charter set to expire in fall 2014, many Republicans want to let it die, while others are determined to save it. Critics see it as a breeding ground for crony capitalism and corporate welfare, but advocates for American industry consider it a crucial job creator that levels the global playing field. It has become a proxy war in the battle for the soul of the Republican Party.

We welcome you to join us at AEI as POLITICO’s Ben White moderates a lively debate between Tim Carney, one of the bank’s fiercest critics, and Tony Fratto, one of the agency’s staunchest defenders.

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