Letter to the Editor: Ex-Im facts

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I was impressed with the argument presented by Don McGinty, president of McGinty Machine Co., about keeping the Export-Import Bank in existence (May 20 Letters to the Editor). My knowledge of McGinty Machine is 64 years old. The company and others like it are very important to the local economy.

Way back in 1951, McGinty was making a fuel tank connector part for Boeing and was the only vendor capable of machining that part to Boeing’s standards. Without that one part, the planes could not leave the ground. I had that fact drilled in my head by McGinty’s father and stayed on track to meet production demands.

It is important that our representatives and other government officials learn the hard facts. I appreciate Don McGinty for speaking out.

Clyde Vasey
Winfield

Originally published in The Wichita Eagle on Wed., May 27, 2015, and online at kansas.com in response to Don McGinty’s letter to the editor “Need Ex-Im Bank” published on Wed., May 20, 2015.

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