Posted on 05/12/2015 12:04:31 PM PDT by GIdget2004
Senate Democrats on Tuesday delivered a stinging blow to President Obama’s trade agenda by voting to prevent the chamber from picking up fast-track legislation.
A motion to cut off a filibuster and proceed to the trade bill fell short of a 60-vote hurdle in the 52-45 vote. Sen. Tom Carper (Del.) was the only Democrat to back it.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) switched his vote from yes to no to reserve his ability to return to the measure at a later date.
Fast-track is a top legislative priority for the White House, but it has run into significant Senate opposition that has been led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). It faces even more opposition from Democrats in the House, and the surprise Senate failure will raise doubts about whether the legislation will make its way through Congress.
Labor unions and other left-leaning groups have declared war on the fast-track bill, which they argue has shipped jobs overseas. The Senate is generally a more pro-trade body than the House, and it has been easier to move trade agreements through the upper chamber.
The standoff Tuesday focused on procedure, though there is significant opposition to fast-track itself in the Democratic conference.
Senate Democrats demanded that McConnell combine the fast-track bill with three other pieces of trade legislation, including a customs bill that would address currency manipulation.
The opposition included Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and other pro-trade Democrats who back the fast-track bill.
“The group is concerned about the lack of a commitment to trade enforcement, which is specifically the customs bill,” Wyden told reporters in explaining his opposition.
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To give Obama more power is ridiculous. If Obama is for it then it's bad for freedom and America
This monster is even about to destroy the Internet with the FCC controlling the Internet on June 12
Here is ted Cruz saying how bad this Obama net neutrality regulations are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oRoG8SqChE
In one month Obama will silence us all for good:
Obama and the FCC will shut down Drudge and freerepublic, and the Internet. I can’t believe even on this site people don’t seem to know or care what Obama is going to do to the Internet:
“FCC Commissioner: Feds May Come for Drudge [Isaiah 29]”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3286140/posts
“(Soros strikes again!)FCC Cites Soros-Funded Marxist Group 46 Times in Regs (internet takeover) “
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3267247/posts
Seems Like Senator Sessions is one of the few we can trust to protect America and freedom from the invading immigrant hordes and from the communists like Obama
Think Pontius Pilate.
Senator Sessions is right: This trade power given to Obama would have allowed Obama to bring in untold millions of immigrants from the 3rd world. Obama is pure evil
Obama needs to be jailed for treason
Sen. Jeff Sessions: Top Five Concerns With Trade Promotion Authority
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233
Well worth reading, Senator Sessions speaks truthfully, as he always does.
Me thinks the ONLY Senator not corrupt enough to be subjected to 0bammy BLACKMAIL is Ted Cruz!!! ALL the rest of them are MANIPULATED BY BLACKMAIL!!!
Lizzy is smart enough to know that, without the support of the oligarchs, she’ll never get past the shiny new spikes on the White House fence.
She’s establishing her bona fides as the populist anti-Hillary. The oligarchs don’t give a fig what she says, as long as she does what’s expected of her when the time comes. And she will.
Senator Sessions is right: This trade power given to Obama would have allowed Obama to have the power to bring millions upon millions of more immigrants from the 3rd world currently allowed by law. Obama is pure evil
Obama needs to be jailed for treason
Sen. Jeff Sessions: Top Five Concerns With Trade Promotion Authority
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233
Well worth reading, Senator Sessions speaks truthfully, as he always does.
Sessions deserves a spot on that short list.
I wouldn’t put it past them to have an arrangement in place.
Trust nothing with these people.
Passage of TPA would put the United States on the Obama Trade Express for Globalization ,.... and the accelerated destruction of our National Sovereignty.
I’m glad Obama got defeated on this. Obama was going to use this trade power as a trojan horse to flood the USA with 3rd world immigrants
Obama was going to use this trade power to flood the USA with a 100 million 3rd world immigrants:
It's all this communist Obama does which is lie. he says this is for “trade” but it's really to bring in the 3rd world into the USA. Obama said the FCC regulating the Internet with "net neutrality" is to protect the Internet . Actually not: it's a lie as it is for government to control the Internet and to ruin it. they should call this POS Obama trojan horse as all he does is bring in Trojan horses into the USA to destroy the USA
Yes, he is one of a small few.
Yes, this monstrosity needs to be STOPPED!!
What’s wrong is that it’s inaccurate: McConnell has his hand in his *own* lap...(Circle Jerk: you’re doing it wrong)
Cruz voted yes, Warren is against it.
Obama is for it.
I’m confused.
This should un-confuse you:This act would give obama more powers .
Glad evil Obama got defeated on this trade deal. It would have allowed UNRESTRICTED immigration into the USA, proof:
“I may be wrong, but I think Warren is sincerely against the Oligarchy who runs both parties.”
no, she voted against auditing the Fed = fake populist
“Lizzy is smart enough to know that, without the support of the oligarchs, she’ll never get past the shiny new spikes on the White House fence.”
Yeah, this was probably a show vote. Anything to preserve the myth that there is an opposition in Washington. Give it a week and they’ll come to the deal they wanted all along: fast track authority, no less than 5 million new immigrants, and free abortions for all.
“She’s establishing her bona fides as the populist anti-Hillary. The oligarchs don’t give a fig what she says, as long as she does what’s expected of her when the time comes. And she will.”
Well said.
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