| The nominee for chairman of the Export-Import Bank is the latest casualty of a right-wing effort to derail agencies by refusing to confirm appointees. President Obama's nominee for chairman of the Export-Import Bank, a provider of export financing, could become the latest casualty of a right-wing effort to derail agencies by refusing to confirm appointees to run them. Congress will have an opportunity to debate the bank's mission next year when its charter is up for reauthorization. But holding up Mr. Hochberg's nomination to make it impossible for the bank to function is wrong. Republicans have already used similar tactics to prevent the president from making permanent appointments to agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Some lawmakers are threatening to block Mr. Hochberg's nomination to prove they are anti-corporate welfare." while the public is distracted. |
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