The import export bank didn't close as it continued to maintain it's current portfolio. It just couldn't take on new loans during that time. Wikipedia describes the import/export bank as " the bank finances and insures foreign purchases of United States goods for customers unable or unwilling to accept credit risk." You use words like "subsidize", and "give away" money. Do you have evidence of this?
Republicans used up all their bullets by continuously threatening government shut downs. If they want a chance at taking the presidency and holding both houses, they can't do that anymore. They have to pass bills to show they can do their job.
I have zero problem with how Mitch McConnell handled things. That is politics.
This article says Heidi Cruz took unpaid leave, not quit. Whatever the case, she is integrated with the too big to fail (aka - tax payer subsidized) banking world
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...e-from-goldman
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