Ommittee and have pledged to oppose it here shortly. Again, this mcadams amendment release for ess democrats, so amend and pretend, cadams day with the m amendment. I want to be clear i do not oppose the amendment. And am opposed disappointed that my democratic olleagues have offered another amendment thats a stunt, another stunt provision for this deadend bill. We had a bipartisan path forward, and democrats are wasting floor time with this enacted will never be into law. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves. I yield one minute to the gentlelady from california. Ms. Waters i thank the gentleman for offering this important amendment. This will amendment builds on the important work of the the gentleman from new york on combatting illegal opioids in this country. The cost of their involvement in the illegal trade, do not get benefits. Xim i strongly support the gentlemans amendment to strengthen this bill with respect to preventing illegal trafficking of synthetic opioids and urge my colleagues to do so. And i yield back. The chair the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from ohio. Mr. Davidson this isnt about getting the provision in the law. Im confident a recorded vote will be requested because it is all theater and not meant to change the law in a substantive way but to provide cover. I yield. Mr. Mcadams the bill before is us a strong measure to support job creation. The legislation improves the agencys ability to support Small Businesses. It is supported by businesses and labor and it does this all at no expense to the taxpayer. Of the ident and c. E. O. World trade center utah says this plays an Important Role in promoting you ta to compete with china, brazil, u. K. And germany. Direct access to the finance and Risk Management programs provide utahs Small Businesses with economic tools. I agree with him and im a strong supporter of the underlying bill which reauthorizes exim for 10 years. My amendment is a commonsense addition to the bill to ensure we are not doing business with opioid traffickers overseas. I urge a yes vote on final passage. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. All time has expired. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from utah. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. I request a roll call vote. The chair burnt to clause , rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from utah will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 5 printed in house report 116289. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . Mr. Davidson i haveage amendment at the desk. The clerk amendment number 5 rinted in house report 116289 offered by mr. Davidson of ohio. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 695, the gentleman from ohio, mr. Davidson, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. Mr. Davidson i support reauthorization of the Exportimport Bank. It is eaning important tool that American Companies can stay competitive and used as an Important National security encountering countries like china. There are several reforms that could improve the agency which are not being considered under this bill, which is why im offering my amendment. My amendment is under the fentanyl sanctions act introduced by max rose and cosponsored by french hill. In the senate, Senate Minority leader, Chuck Schumer is the lead sponsor joined by republican senator pat toomey. Under the bills, the president could waive sanctions against reign stateowned banks if a Foreign Government is cooperating. This amendments approach is similar. It says that the United States will oppose exim Bank Assistance to a government in the entities it controls if the president determines that the government isnt cooperating with us to stop the flood of opiods into our county. China and mexico have been identified by the u. S. Drug Enforcement Agency as primary producers. This amendment is not targeting those who need assistance from the United States most. T would provide a waiver where Government Protection is needed for government goods and services. We want to help those that need assistance and we must protect the americans. According to the centers, the pioid deaths in america linked to synthetic drugs. Areas in southwest ohio have some of the highest per capita opioid Overdose Deaths in the nation and this is an epidemic impacting us. 28,000 deaths in the United States involve synthetic opiods and deaths have risen in nearly half of u. S. States. . Short, this is a problem that touches all of us. In close cooperation with countries receiving assistance is essential. If we dont if we do care about stopping this epidemic, my amendment is a small but important step that should be able for all of us to agree on. I urge my colleagues to adopt this and countries that have problems like china or mexico, dont eliminate their problem but they need to cooperate with the United States. And when they do, the exporti will port bank can function well where it was designed to function well. I reserve. The chair the gentleman from ohio reserves. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise . Ms. Waters to claim time in opposition. This amendment is a fundamental misunderstanding about what exim does. The beneficiaries of exim assistance are u. S. Exporters and the American Workers they employ. It is in americas interest to have a fully functional exim because it allows u. S. Companies to compete. His amendment would ban using the exim bank and china or mexico to try to put pressure on governments of mexico or china to cooperate with the u. S. To stop the trafficking of synthetic of u. S. Opiods. Exim is the wrong agency to achieve Foreign Policy outcomes. If mexico or china do not cooperate, those countries will not be harmed by this amendment. American companies and workers will be. The mexican or Chinese Government are simply byproducts from another country that is willing to sell them exports. If the goal is to fight the Opioid Crisis, we need to support programs like exim that will be creating good, well high paying jobs all over the country and support Small Businesses that are the drivers of Community Investment and development. And if we want to put pressure on Foreign Governments to cooperate with the u. S. In preventing the trafficking of opiods, we need to bolster our sanctions program which can deny the bad actor. I understand his stronglyheld desire to address this Opioid Epidemic and exim being accessed by criminal networks. That is why i strongly support mr. Mcadams and mr. Roses amendment to directly cut off financing from those criminal entities. Including violations of the foreign narcotics kingpin designation nation act. Pending has legislation to bring sanctions for illegal opiods. Mr. Davidsons concerns are under standable but this would limit support u. S. Jobs and Small Businesses and further exacerbating the conditions that have contributed to this Opioid Epidemic. I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment. And i reserve. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise . Mr. Davidson i would like to make the point that this bill this amendment that i have offered has substance because it expects something for americas assistance. At least some of my colleagues are consistent and dont want the president of the United States to expect anything from a foreign power in exchange for american participation. They want nothing in return for our dollars. No condition on their behavior. In fact, rather than trusting the United States of america to determine whether our country is cooperating with us on our effort to stop synthetic opiods, they want to trust the people who are using the system. Selfcertification. m sure the cartel would say they dont participate in that. That is what the version that our chairwoman has chosen to support. And i believe it is the wrong path. I encourage people to support this amendment if they are serious to stop opiods and if they are serious about using the Foreign Policy tools including trade that the United States has to offer. I yield. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Ms. Waters i yield one minute to mr. Heck of washington. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Heck i thank the chair. I understand the temptation to dabble in Foreign Affairs. We have seen a lot of that today, but there is a reason why we have separate committees in the house so members can supply apply expertise. Financial services put repository and it shows in this approach. Let me be clear, no one here wants to support the troosking of synthetic opiods. There is a right and wrong way and this is the wrong way. If my friend of this amendment and i do consider him a friend, if you want to ensure those who are sanctioned for dealing in illegal opiods cannot use this bank, vote in support of the mcadams amendment. It is a strong amendment that is targeted and in fact is going to get at the underlying problem without costing american jobs and without hurting american businesses. I urge you to join the Foreign Affairs committee and support the mcadams amendment. I yield back. The chair the gentlewoman from california. Ms. Waters i yield myself the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Waters this misguided amendment is going to hurt American Workers. This is not the way to get at the issue. The gentleman from ohio is concerned about. He should be supporting the mcadamsrose amendment if he wants to do that. I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment and i yield back. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from ohio. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the oes have it. Pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from ohio will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 6, printed in house report 116289. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition . Ms. Tlaib i have an amendment at the desk. The clerk amendment number 6 printed in house report 1162896 tlaib from s. Michigan. The chair the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. Ms. Tlaib thank you, mr. Chair. My amendment would require that exim provide an annual report to the United States congress on the agencys activity and economically disadvantaged areas and efforts that they are taking to support those areas. Government must be about people first. When we talk about economic opportunity, mr. Chair, we must ensure we are using every tool possible to uplift communities who are struggling, like my district. After the Great Recession of 2008, the country experienced an 20112016ecovery from where vulnerable communities missed out. There is no question that some communities suffer more and take longer to recover. And sometimes it takes decades longer, but shouldnt be this way. There is evidence that adequate reporting and proper investment may be able to speed that pace of recovery for these kinds of communities. According to the economic nnovation 5237b9 Million People or 17 of the American Population experienced an average 6 drop in the number of adults working and a 6. 3 drop in the number of business establishments. Workers and their families living in especially hard hit communities face challenges such as unemployment that are often arises from mass layoffs associated with declines in specific industries and businesses. For communities like mine, 13 district strong, the impact on employment and income can be extremely persistent. Currently detroit is one of the fivecies with cities with the greatest number of people in distressed zip codes and ranks number 10 as the most distressed city in the United States of the countrys 100 largest cities. Wayne county, michigan, which i represent, ranks second in the nation for inequality with job creation. Addressing the economic and social corses associated with persistent localized distresses requires adequate reporting as it is essential to addressing the causes and costs of economic distress for workers and their communities. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, to help ensure we have tools toup lift every Community Across the country like mine inch yield back the rest of the balance of my time, r. Chairman. The chair does the gentlewoman reserve or yield back . Ms. Tlaib i reserve. The chair the gentleman for what purpose does the gentleman rise . I wish to claim time in opposition though im not opposed to the amendment. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Republicans unanimously voted we will not support the bill on the floor. This amendment is a fine one. This amendment, along with so some other amendments made in order, as i understand it they made in order 19 democrat amendments and two republican amendments so quite a ratio. But i think theres a point where additional reporting requirements and other mpdates can burden and agency with diminishing returns. If you want the Export Import Bank to be effective its often better to advocate for initiatives in the bank like the watersmchenry bill and make the bank focus on priorities. Mr. Mchenry this is one area with Opportunity Zones that we support in a bipartisan way to get investment in disadvantaged communities across the country. Those Opportunity Zones are part of now tax law. That bill stand alone was a bipartisan one last congress and the congress before that had great consensus. The gentlelady from michigan is advocating here matches up nicely with that to make sure the bank is focused on the same areas that have been historically disadvantaged or economically left behind. Some of those areas are in my district, some are in some are in her district. But theyre throughout the country. As i said, i do not oppose the amendment, i support the amendment, i think its important for the bank to focus on important communities across the country but especially those that are economically disadvantaged. So with that i resthemb balance f my time. The chair the gentleman reserves. Does the gentlelady have Closing Remarks . Ms. Tlaib i think its great that the gentleman mentioned the Opportunity Zones. Five out of the hundreds of Opportunity Zones, five did not qualify under the poverty guidelines requirements for Opportunity Zones. Report like this creates transparency and accountability and thats why its critically important we dont make the mistake again to support these kinds of tax breaks and loans and opportunities through the federal government without any accountability and followthrough with the United States congressal annually. Thats why its critically important. Weyer talking about five communities that should not have gotten the Opportunity Zone designation, including two in the city of detroit promoted by billionaire dan gilbert. It never should have been designated. They didnt qualify, mr. Chairman. Thats why its important that we have these kinds of amendments and requirements that the United States congress can then proceed to create transparency. I fully support obviously opportunity to develop and in communities that deserve it,est pearly representing the third poorest Congressional District in the country. However we cannot allow those political donors to pick and choose where those Opportunity Zones are designated. However, weyer talking about exim today and lets do this weyer talking about we are talking about exim today. Again i rise in support, i hope my colleagues support in in rising 234 support of this amendment to make sure we do our Due Diligence as members of congress in making sure that no other kind of scandalous controversy that we see now currently with the Opportunity Zones in our country. The chair the gentlewoman reserves or yield back . Ms. Tlaib reserve. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mchenry i would say to my colleague from michigan, under the Opportunity Zones provision they have provision of the tax bill we passed last year, governors designate census tracks. If the gentlelady has a problem with the census tracks designated in michigan thats a problem with the governor of michigan not the underlying important tax law. I would also commend my colleague, this is her first term in congress two congresses ago this was a bipartisan bill. Had wide bipartisan support. We had a similar number of republicans and democrats support the Opportuni