The Export-Import Bank of the United States, though flawed, is important to Connecticut's economy. It must keep going.
Uncertainty over its future is unsettling to the 100-plus exporters in Connecticut that depend on it. They range from behemoths like General Electric to smaller exporters like Norwalk Compressor in Stratford, a 150-year-old company.
The Export-Import Bank is a government corporation that started during the Depression. It provides loans and other services to foreign buyers of U.S. goods.Its charter, which must be renewed periodically, expires at the end of September.
Some conservatives in Congress, including the new House majority leader, want to let it...