Ted Cruz Vows to Vote Against TPP Trade Deal in Iowa

Breitbart ^ | 11/21/2015 | Ted Swoyer

[MarchonDC09122009]

If true, and I hope it is, my opinion and trust of Mr. Cruz has risen even higher.

[Dr. Sivana]

Sen. Cruz philosophical economic underpinnings come from Milton Friedman. For all his insights on the mechanics of an economy, Dr. Friedman was never known for placing social aspects not directly related to the economy (e.g. importing weapons from your enemy, providing intellectual property to countries that do not respect it, etc.).

Sen. Sessions has been a good influence on Sen. Cruz on these matters. I don’t think it is mainly pandering (though he MUST keep an eye on political consequences of his positions). President Reagan did some adjusting of his own, when he toured the factory plants around this country in the 1980 campaign.

[JoSixChip]

If true, and I hope it is, my opinion and trust of Mr. Cruz has risen even higher.

I recommend you do a little research on Cruz's positions and votes on trade, and TPP specifically, before placing your trust in Cruz.

[JoSixChip]

Sen. Sessions has been a good influence on Sen. Cruz on these matters.

Really? What influence did Sessions have on Cruz before the TPA vote? Cruz said specifically that Sessions was wrong on TPA. I find that in direct conflict with your statement.

[conservativejoy]

What vote on TPP? TPP hasn’t been voted on yet. He voted against Fast Track (TPA).

[conservativejoy]

Cruz took another look at the text Sessions was concerned about and agreed with Sessions. He came out and said Sessions had been right, then they worked on immigration language for the TPA bill that would have corrected those issues, which Rand Paul and another Senator blocked.

[DesertRhino]

Meaningless now. He already voted to give it fast track status meaning it takes 2/3s to stop it. Before he did that, it took 2/3s to approve a treaty. He could have killed the whole thing at fast track approval.

I like him a lot, but he pulled a fast one here and I don’t like it. I give him credit for being the most intelligent of all the candidates bar none. So I will not believe he was tricked.

He went way down in my book on his TPP behavior. Any other scams like his fast track vote and ill probably see him as another Rubio.

[JoSixChip]

What vote on TPP? TPP hasn't been voted on yet. He voted against Fast Track (TPA).

Not true, but you already know that. Cruz voted for closure when TPA needed 60 votes to move on, this was the only opportunity to stop TPA and subsequently TPP. Cruz voted against TPA only after closure and it was known it would pass. If you are trully interested, I recommend that you take a look at Cruz'z big money contributions.

[JoSixChip]

He came out and said Sessions had been right, then they worked on immigration language for the TPA bill that would have corrected those issues, which Rand Paul and another Senator blocked.

Which went no where, the deed was already done. Cruz had his money and obumber gets his TPP. Reminiscent of the corker bill, no?

[conservativejoy]

I’ve been following Cruz since he was elected Senator and hoping he would run for President since he fought the Gang of 8 bill. Cruz has earned his 97% Conservative rating.

[conservativejoy]

Last week I read that there were at least 20 Republican Senators against TPP. The Dems are against it because of the unions. If that holds, it will be far short of passing.

[DesertRhino]

“What vote on TPP? TPP hasn’t been voted on yet. He voted against Fast Track (TPA).”

Like hell he did. He voted for it in the only vote that mattered. That’s when Obama had it firmly in his pocket. In some subsequent meaningless vote later in June he voted against it.

Cruz was a co-WRITER of the Fast Track bill along with Paul Ryan. On May 22, Trade Promotion Authority passed the Senate 62-37 with bipartisan support. Cruz was among the 48 Republicans and 14 Democrats who voted “yes”.

I like Cruz a lot, but he needs a huge bitch slap for this and needs it to sting for a long while.

[arthurus]

You can vote against TPP in Iowa? I didn’t think it would be on the ballot there.

[arthurus]

Trade, Iran, H1b.

[DesertRhino]

“Cruz has earned his 97% Conservative rating.”

Ever hear about the 100 “attaboys”, and the one “ahhshit”?

[Dr. Sivana]

Cruz said specifically that Sessions was wrong on TPA. I find that in direct conflict with your statement.

I did not state that Cruz became a clone of Sessions, only that he is being influenced in the right directions on TPP and H1B by Sessions and the campaign itself.

[Kenny]

Not really, too little too late.

Remember Pearl Harbor, remember the Alamo, remember TPA.

[arthurus]

most intelligent but with proven poor judgment. TPA. Iran.H1B.

[JoSixChip]

I've been following Cruz since he was elected Senator and hoping he would run for President since he fought the Gang of 8 bill. Cruz has earned his 97% Conservative rating.

He also has a voting record and campaign donors. You can vote 98/100 times the conservative way on meaningless bills. But when the two times you don't vote conservative are the most critical issues America is facing, like National Security and Sovereignty, that does not help America or the conservative cause.