Recently, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced legislation to improve the coordination of federal export promotion resources.
Last week, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order aimed at streamlining exporting and importing processes for small business through the creation of an online portal.
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing for Fred P. Hochberg, who has been re-nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chairman and President of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States for a second term.
Last week, NSBA past chair Raymond Arth testified before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade on the importance of small-business exporting as well as the unique challenges small businesses face.
