of the Bank's overall authorizations.” [Vote 96, 5/15/12; White House Fact Sheet, 5/30/12]  National Association of Manufacturers: Bank “Vital Tool To Promote Economic Growth Through Exports And Level The Playing Field For Manufacturers In The United States.” In May 2013, Linda Dempsey, the vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers, wrote an op-ed, “The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) is a vital tool to promote economic growth through exports and level the playing field for manufacturers in the United States in the face of aggressive foreign export credit agencies. With 95 percent of consumers living outside of the United States and fierce global competition, we must continue to use every tool available to grow exports in order to create jobs and grow our economy. The Export- Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) is a vital tool to promote economic growth through exports and level the playing field for manufacturers in the United States in the face of aggressive foreign export credit agencies. With 95 percent of consumers living outside of the United States and fierce global competition, we must continue to use every tool available to grow exports in order to create jobs and grow our economy.” [Linda Dempsey Op-Ed, The Hill, 5/7/13]  XXXX Voted Not To End Export-Import Bank. In May 2012, XXXX voted against Lee, R-Utah, amendment no. 2100 that would terminate the Export-Import Bank one year after reauthorization and direct the president to pursue negotiations with other countries to end export subsidies. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 12/86 (D 0-50; R 12-34; I 0-2). [Vote 91, 5/15/12]  XXXX Voted To Block Reauthorization Of Import-Export Bank. In March 2012, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Cantwell, D-Wash., amendment no. 1836 that would reauthorize the charter for the Export-Import bank for four years and increase its lending cap by $40 billion. The motion was rejected by a vote of 55-44. [Vote 52, 3/20/12] MISCELLANEOUS XXXX Voted to Toughen Bankruptcy Laws on Disabled Workers. In 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment to the Bankruptcy bill that would have changed the bill's definition of current monthly income to specify that the definition excludes income from a debtor's former job and income from any activity the debtor can no longer engage in due to disability. [Vote 37, 3/10/05] XXXX Voted Against a Manufacturing Jobs Tax Credit. In 2004, XXXX voted against an amendment that would strike from the underlying bill all international tax provisions and the tax deduction provisions related to income attributable to U.S. production activities. It would replace them with a new tax credit equal to 1.66 percent of the wages an employer paid to each employee in manufacturing up to $35,000 per employee. [Vote 82, 5/5/04] XXXX Supported Increasing Age Limit for Airline Pilots. In 2003, XXXX voted to increase the age limit for commercial air pilots from 60 to 65 years old. [Vote 233, 6/12/03] XXXX Voted to Limit the Accrual Period for the Employee Wage Priority in Bankruptcy. In 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment that would strike the 180-day limit on the accrual period for the employee wage priority to protect the back pay and severance for workers whose employers are in bankruptcy. [Vote 32, 3/9/05] XXXX Voted Against Paying For Steel Workers’ Health Insurance Costs. In 2002, XXXX voted against an amendment that would pay 70 percent of the health insurance costs of approximately 125,000 former steel workers and their dependents for 1 year. Former steel workers who had worked 15 years or more and who had lost their health benefits due to their companies going bankrupt would be eligible. [HR 3009, Vote 117, 5/21/02] XXXX Voted Against Labor Protections in Trade Bill. In 1999, XXXX voted against labor protections in trade bill. [Vote 345, 11/2/99] XXXX Voted Against Protecting National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In 1999, XXXX cast crucial vote against protecting funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). [Vote 300, 9/30/99] 237