Posted on 05/22/2015 6:53:25 PM PDT by Beave Meister
President Obama won a big victory for his trade agenda Friday with the Senate’s approval of fast-track legislation that could make it easier for him to complete a wide-ranging trade deal that would include 11 Pacific Rim nations.
A coalition of nearly 50 Senate Republicans and more than 10 Democrats voted for Trade Promotion Authority late Friday, sending the legislation to the House for a difficult fight as Obama faces more entrenched opposition from Democrats.
The Senate coalition fought off several attempts by opponents to undermine the legislation, defeating amendments that were politically popular but potentially poisonous to Obama’s bid to secure the trade deal.
“This is an important bill, likely the most important bill we will pass this year. It’s important to President Obama,” Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and primary author of the bill, said at the close of debate.
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Who said the Republicans never work with obama?
And NSA will check with your phone calls, after the next elections, to see if you have been Extorted by anyone in the White Mosque.
There is nothing Constitutional about this hidden agenda, and your decision to support this action .
May you swing with Benedict Arnold !
Most Republicans (and their donors) supported this just as much as Obama. Same sort of coalition that passed NAFTA.
Just what the bloody hell is wrong with the GOP??????? I’m to the point where I want them all pulled out of office and tar and feathered! Everyone who voted for this bill are traitors!
Great. Just freakin’ great. A whole heck of a lot of our ‘Conservative’ folks helped Barry and his globalist masters pull this off! Barry wanted this TPP thing BAD.....and our side went along with him! Thanks a lot.
The Republicans are committing political suicide.
Demorat political operatives have publicly said open immigration give them 65 to75% of the new immigrant vote.
Democrats in R jerseys working harder for Obama than real Democrats.
I read that Cruz voted yes. I am disappointed to say the least.
“Just what the bloody hell is wrong with the GOP???????”
I take it you had a very long nap, Rip-Van-ducttape45?
THIS IS the GOP - the other liberal wing of the Central Oligarchy Party.
The sooner everyone realizes Republicans are not conservatives, the sooner progress will be made.
That’s if you consider them getting on their knees *working* with him.
I LMAO when people said that a Republican majority meant the Republicans would control the Senate. They can’t even control their own bladders. Obie yells Boo and they all pee their pants.
With a few more Pubbies in the Senate Obozo wouldn’t even need any Democrat votes.
With this bill Mitch McConnell just handed over the Senate Majority to the rats in 16.
The Rats will campaign on the Republican Majority selling out Americans jobs for Chamber of Cronies Cash. They will be correct!
5 Republicans voted NO: Collins, Lee, Paul, Sessions, Shelby.
Enzi didn’t vote.
The rest voted with Obama.
So what Obama wants, Obama gets? I’d like to see the same bipartisanship when a Republican President is in the WH again. Don’t hold your breath! These damned fools!
Senate giving up it’s power to the King ,now watch the MESS
Hatch is almost orgasmic!
He’s so happy because this treachery is “important to President Obama!”
Damn Reagan, and the horse he rode in on.
This
country
is
finished.
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