Posted on 06/23/2015 4:29:02 AM PDT by Leto
As a general matter, I agree (as did Ronald Reagan) that free trade is good for America; when we open up foreign markets, it helps American farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers. But TPA in this Congress has become enmeshed in corrupt Washington backroom deal-making, along with serious concerns that it would open up the potential for sweeping changes in our laws that trade agreements typically do not include. Since the Senate first voted on TPA, there have been two material changes. First, WikiLeaks subsequently revealed new troubling information regarding the Trade in Services Agreement, or TiSA, one of the trade deals being negotiated by Obama. Despite the administration’s public assurances that it was not negotiating on immigration, several chapters of the TiSA draft posted online explicitly contained potential changes in federal immigration law. TPA would cover TiSA, and therefore these changes would presumably be subject to be fast-track. When TPA last came up for a vote, both Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)80% and I introduced amendments that would have barred fast-track treatment for any trade agreement that attempted to impact immigration law. Two other Republican senators objected, and we were both denied votes on our amendments. Instead, the House inserted substantially weaker language in related legislation.
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The man you are quoting worked with /Ted Kennedy to grant Amnesty. He admitted the error. We forgave. We hold him as a conservative icon.
What part of that did you miss?
So were you for TPA when Cruz was for it? Assuming the answer is yes, are you equally against it now?
I see you still don’t understand what a pure TPA Bill does and doesn’t do.
I posted the facts on TPA several times, yet there are still folks on here who cannot distinguish it from TPP.
Nonsense! Some very misinformed persons here are calling Sessions a hero and saying he should run for President.
Therefore, those who support Jeff Sessions for President based on his principles of trade, would have to defend him on his SECRET foreign policy votes. Supporters of Sessions can’t have it both ways.
Sessions is a fine conservative but the anti-Cruz trolls here are flat out wrong.
The HONEST answer is to respond “I DON’T KNOW, I DON’T HAVE ALL THE FACTS”.
“The people dumping Ted over one issue will probably go to liberal Trump who is not conservative on anything as far as I can tell.”
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I think you may be right...I call them “low-information FReepers”.
Let me make it clear to you, no Conservative should be voting to give Obama any power-period.
So, stop throwing up the nonsense about the details of the TPA Bill!
Cruz is a modern day politician (liar, crooked, two faced, back stabbed, corporate elitist, etc). The most troubling aspect to me is how many so called conservatives in here were actually stupid enough to trust him.
I sure hope you are correct on the Texas backing. I appreciate your many good posts.
So what?
Obama should not be given any power to do anything!
He is a hero on this Bill!
I am against the corrupted version, as is Cruz. TPA as it has been historically is a good bill.
Ted Cruz campaigned FOR the TPA bill. For it. Then, at the last second, voted against it.
I don’t trust someone that never read something, supported it, then claims he wants something in return for supporting it. Ted wants the Exim Bank to be retired.
Cruz was elected to stop Obama!
Reagan was the greatest President of our time.The issue that he made a mistake,just as Cruz did is not the problem.Reagan and now Cruz understands that they made mistakes,none of us our perfect. The problem is some of Cruz’s ardent supporters refusal to understand the TPA was a mistake.
Cruz betrayed his base and then tried to attack the one man who was telling the truth about it, Sessions.
Cruz exposed himself.
Really,you really need to ask that, read her quadtrillion posts on the topic
Several times my butt
Obama and the GOP Leadership wanted a bill passed that would give Obama unlimited trading power.
Ted Cruz was elected as a Tea Party candidate to stop just those kind of deals.
Instead he votes for it!
This isn't that complicated.
Total agreement here.
AS Declaration mentioned above, Obama should get nothing. The only thing the GOP should have done for 2 terms is block him to whatever extent possible.
Every issue. Every vote. Without fail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa5CJM4yRhA
You NEVER empower a liberal. EVER.
I am not giving Cruz a pass on this. He honed the Bow Wow. But he is still the best man in the race and he. like Ronaldus, admitted his error.
When Obama is out, thats the time to have another look at trade or ANYTHING. Not until.
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