ADDED FUNDING FOR BORDER CHILDREN: Voting 189 for and 215 against, the House on Friday defeated a Republican motion to add $2.88 billion to HR 2157 (above) for programs to care for more unaccompanied migrant children who have entered the United States at the southern border. A yes vote was to adopt the motion.

SENATE

REVIVAL OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK: Voting 79 for and 17 against, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kimberly A. Reed as president of the Export-Import Bank. A federal entity, the bank finances the sale of U.S. goods and services abroad when conventional credit is difficult to obtain because of high political or commercial risks. The bank has been sidelined for nearly four years by congressional conservatives who see it as an instrument of corporate welfare in the service of manufacturers like Boeing, General Electric, John Deere and Caterpillar. By confirming Reed and two other Export-Import directors this week, the Senate gave the bank the quorum it needs to once again approve deals of more than $10 million. Reed worked most recently as head of the International Food Information Council Foundation. A yes vote was to confirm the nominee.