The chairman of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a government agency intended to support U.S. exporters, discusses the bank and its work, focusing on attempts by a small group of conservative Republicans in the U.S. Congress to close it for ideological reasons. Topics include global export competition and the rise of Chinese exports in the global market; the negative impact on thousands of U.S. businesses and millions of jobs should the bank close; and the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.