Posted on 08/12/2016 8:53:34 PM PDT by Theoria
The White House put Congress on notice Friday morning that it will be sending lawmakers a bill to implement President Barack Obama’s landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement — a move intended to infuse new energy into efforts to ratify the flat-lining trade pact.
The move establishes a 30-day minimum before the administration can present the legislation, but the White House is unlikely to do so amid the heated rhetoric of a presidential campaign in which both major party nominees have depicted free trade deals as massive job killers.
Friday's notification is the clearest signal yet that the White House is serious about getting Obama’s legacy trade deal — the biggest in U.S. history — passed by the end of the year, as he has vowed to do despite the misgivings of Republican leaders and the outright opposition of a majority of Democrats in Congress.
Striking a defiant tone, Obama predicted at a press conference last week that the economic centerpiece of his strategic pivot to Asia would pass in the lame-duck session, saying he’d like to sit down with lawmakers after the election to discuss the "actual facts" behind the deal, rather than toss it around like a "political football."
"We are part of a global economy. We're not reversing that," Obama said, describing the necessity of international supply chains and the importance of the export sector to U.S. jobs and the economy. "The notion that we're going to pull that up root and branch is unrealistic."
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Really, the President is sending a bill? I suggest he review the Constitution where it says bills originate in Congress. The President can propose all he wants - but no bills come from his Office.
The Senate should throw it on the floor, stomp on it (symbolic to muslim oriented 0bama) and vote it down with lots of news interviews. They should say that after the Iran nuclear sellout they cannot trust the democRATs with anything.
Maybe it is coming, and maybe it isn’t. The discussion continues, and it’s not Obama’s decision to make alone.
Lyin Paul Ryan will be chomping at the bit?
Hopefully, Trump’s endorsement put the kibosh on this passing.
Isn’t this jerk on vacation? I wish he would just go away.
“Wonderful news......for Trump.”
Hillary just came out against TPP a couple of days ago. I wonder what she’ll do if a bill pops up? Would that allow her to distance herself from Obama is some way?
He is right. This will be passed after the elections. The scorched earth bills will be coming down. Once people get through their heads that there is no 2 party system the better they will feel.
Why is their no investigation into any of this corruption?
The rot is deep.
Tyrants never understand that their powered is limited in a Republic hence the reason to remove the current form of government and replace it with a socialist / fascist form of government where their power is unrestricted. Expect much more of this type behavior from the socialist temper tantrum tyrant before he leaves office. His job is to figuratively slit the throats of patriots by causing as much pain as possible between now and Janary 19, 2017c
Oh, please, God, NO! That thing is a DISASTER for America! No telling what gun-grabbing, freedom-denying statist bullcrap is in the TPP!
Lame duck works. Should pass easily then.
All members are free to vote their personal interest then and screw everyone else.
Really, the President is sending a bill? I suggest he review the Constitution where it says bills originate in Congress. The President can propose all he wants - but no bills come from his Office.
Maybe they didn’t show this video in Indonesia.....
I’m Just a Billl...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0
return to sender
The smug bass turd is rushing to cram more things down our throat, just like he did with disasterous Obamacare.
Complete Marxist prick.
Reee-jected! Wouldn’t that be sweet to see? Diss the black one!
Dude this is the not the kkk website. We dont despise Obama cause he’s the “black one”. We despise him for his diabolical personality and actions!
But that little faggot says he like be a constitutional skolar- what gives?
School House Rock - ROCKS!
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