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Obama trade bill revived after bipartisan deal sets new votes
The Washington Times ^ | 5/13/15

Posted on 05/13/2015 1:07:30 PM PDT by Enlightened1

The trade deal was back on track Wednesday afternoon, just a day after hitting the skids in a Democratic filibuster, after leaders struck a bipartisan agreement to move forward.

Democratic senators lost their bid to have four trade-related bills combined into a single measure, but did secure the chance to have votes related to all four bills, giving them the platform they wanted.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bipartisan; senate; tpp
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To: Blood of Tyrants

>>...you can bet your bottom dollar that the GOPe got the crappy end of the stick.<<

It is the GOP handing over it’s authority.


21 posted on 05/13/2015 1:45:50 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: DesertRhino

Yes Cruz is for this.

It’s a trojan horse to destroy America

This power would allow Obama to flood the USA with hundreds of millions of 3rd world immigrants:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

I will go instead with what Senator Jeff Sessions has to say on this: Sen. Jeff Sessions: Top Five Concerns With Trade Promotion Authority

http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233


22 posted on 05/13/2015 1:49:29 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: DesertRhino

Cruz is in favor of giving the president fast track authority.


23 posted on 05/13/2015 1:49:55 PM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: Enlightened1

These guys never learn!


24 posted on 05/13/2015 1:50:49 PM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: DesertRhino

” Can anyone confirm for sure his position on this?”

https://www.uschamber.com/blog/rep-ryan-and-sen-cruz-tpa-renewal-means-accountability-and-transparency


25 posted on 05/13/2015 1:52:30 PM PDT by make no mistake
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To: Enlightened1
The names of almost all bills over the last 10 years is the opposite of what it does.

Names are.

What they do.

Your English is seldom.

26 posted on 05/13/2015 1:58:05 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: Democrat_media

So Cruz is going to vote for a bill he cannot even view????

WOW!

This is just like passing Obama Care. You have to pass it in order to find out what is in it.

Adios Cruz!


27 posted on 05/13/2015 1:59:07 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1
Adios Cruz!

Yes, thanks.

I always wait for someone who is unable to form a sentence in English to tell me how to vote.

Every time.

28 posted on 05/13/2015 2:10:04 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
I don’t know why NAFTA is called “free trade” because a coworker had to pay a $400 duty to get a piece of test equipment into Mexico. What is “free” about that?

It's not "free trade;" it's "heavily-managed-and-massively-unbalanced free trade."

29 posted on 05/13/2015 2:22:33 PM PDT by Colorado Buckeye (It's the culture stupid!)
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To: Enlightened1

kindly remind me WHERE THIS IS ALLOWED IN THE CONSTITUTION..???????


30 posted on 05/13/2015 2:37:28 PM PDT by zzwhale
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To: zzwhale

Bingo! Outstanding point!


31 posted on 05/13/2015 2:39:26 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Colorado Buckeye; Blood of Tyrants

Free Trade = Rigid Trade

Meaning the USA still pays tariffs and other countries like China does not.


32 posted on 05/13/2015 2:40:56 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

For those wondering who voted in favor of this demonic bill, I give my FRiends the list. I have a friend who emailed Senator Ted Cruz’s Chief of Staff Paul Teller about Ted Cruz’s vote. I hope he gets a timely answer.

HR 1314 (TPP) vote:

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs -—52:

Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Carper (D-DE)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Flake (R-AZ)
Gardner (R-CO)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kirk (R-IL)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rounds (R-SD)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)

NAYs -—45:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3:
Booker (D-NJ)
Graham (R-SC)
Rubio (R-FL


33 posted on 05/13/2015 3:00:29 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental deficiency: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Democrat_media

I posted the list below of the Senate votes.


34 posted on 05/13/2015 3:01:24 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental deficiency: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: jonrick46

Graham and Rubio chickened out and didn’t vote proving they are the slimest most fake cowards


35 posted on 05/13/2015 3:05:26 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: jonrick46

This is disturbing.

The Democrats are voting against because it sends jobs overseas.

The Republicans are for it because it takes Tariffs away. However, it only takes Tariffs away from the USA. We still pay Tariffs to other countries.

So businesses will leave because of cost of employees, taxes and regulation.

The TPP will allow U.S. I.T. workers to be replaced by H1B immigrants. It gives companies a tax cut to replace U.S. I.T. workers with foreigners here in the USA. Plus the foreigners work for 1/3 the cost. Disney recently replaced their entire I.T. group of U.S. workers with H1B workers.

The U.S. workers had to train their replacements in order to get their severance pay.

http://www.redstate.com/2015/05/05/h1b-visas-magical-outsourcing-disney/


36 posted on 05/13/2015 3:10:32 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: jonrick46; All
NONE of these Republicans have seen the TPP but are all voting for it supporting Obama.

Guess you have to pass it to find out what is in it?

37 posted on 05/13/2015 3:12:58 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Democrat_media

The Republicans who voted for this travesty have shot themselves in the foot. The Red Flag of pocket lining money is out on the tracks. The Republican Party, on board the disaster-bound Amtrak Train 188, is asleep at 106 mph.

There will be an alternative to these . . . . . (I leave a place to fill in the blank).


38 posted on 05/13/2015 3:20:24 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental deficiency: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Enlightened1

They are not supporting Zer0. They have to be lining their pockets. No doubt about it.


39 posted on 05/13/2015 3:22:29 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental deficiency: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Enlightened1

If Obola is for it, it’s bad for the country. More Trojan horse legislation. Nothing this administration proposes should be passed in the next 17 mos.


40 posted on 05/13/2015 3:37:02 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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