Citing support and global marketplace advantages of Export-Import Bank of United States, Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO David F. Melcher said AIA is "very pleased" regarding Senate passage of Transportation Bill with Ex-Im Bank Amendment. Melcher also urged House to include Senate Ex-Im language and "put an end to the acrimonious and unnecessary debate over reauthorization of an institution that House Republicans voted overwhelmingly to reauthorize only two years ago."