FOLLOW THE LINKS !
It's always best to get the information from the ORIGINAL SOURCE.
Now let's really take a close look at HOW the
Trans-Pacific Partnership was passed. (It took me a long time to track it down.)
Now look at
HOW TED CRUZ VOTED on THAT VOTE.
TED CRUZ
voted
AGAINST TPP ! TPP, the Trans Pacific Partnership, is actually the name of the Organization that the legislation called TPA authorized.
What everyone is looking for is the vote on "FAST TRACK" !
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy
Summary
Legislation to reauthorize Trade Promotion Authority (âTPAâ), sometimes called "fast track," was introduced as the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA- 2015; H.R. 1890/S. 995) on April 16, 2015.
The legislation was reported by the Senate Finance Committee on April 22, 2015, and by the House Ways and Means Committee the next day.
TPA, as incorporated into H.R. 1314 by substitute amendment, passed the Senate on May 22 by a vote of 62-37.
In the House of Representatives, the measure was voted on under a procedure known as "division of the question," which requires separate votes on each component, but approval of both to pass.
Voting on June 12, TPA (Title I) passed by a vote of 219-211, but TAA (Title II) was defeated 126-302.
A motion to reconsider that vote was laid by Speaker Boehner shortly after that vote. ...
Now let's look at ALL of TED CRUZ's votes on the matter.
Now look at
HOW TED CRUZ VOTED on THAT VOTE.
So ... On the FINAL BILL,
the Bill with ALL the CHANGES,
TED CRUZ
voted
AGAINST TPP !
FOLLOW THE LINKS !
It's always best to get the information from the ORIGINAL SOURCE.