Trump would surely want Fast-Track authority for his Trade Deals to "Make America Great" again.
But McConnell and the Dems slipped illegal immigration language and Export/Import Bank re-authorization into the bill.
Ted Cruz changed his vote to NO and then called Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor to be recorded for prosperity.
So how is Cruz a snake?
Trade Promotion Authority , Cruz supported Fast-Track trade authority, Initially, yes.
Trump would surely want Fast-Track authority for his Trade Deals to “Make America Great” again.
But McConnell and the Dems slipped illegal immigration language and Export/Import Bank re-authorization into the bill.
Ted Cruz changed his vote to NO and then called Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor to be recorded for prosperity.
So how is Cruz a snake?
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Cruz did the right thing but they try to spin it to attack Cruz, he even called out McConnell for lying to the Senate.
This is true.. I just posted a link that discusses how immigration is tied to the trade deal.
Ted Cruz changed his vote to NO and then called Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor to be recorded for prosperity.
So how is Cruz a snake?
Because that is not what happened.
However, no-one has challenged him on the absurd construct of that claim, as it related to the Trade Deal itself.
Mitch McConnell promised several democrats in the senate he would include re-authorization of the Import/Export bank (December 2015 Omnibus) in exchange for support on the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal (June ’15).
This is the McConnell LIE Senator Cruz speaks of when he justifies changing his TPP vote at the last minute from Yea, to Nay.
Candidate Cruz is never challenged on that reasoning. The I/E re-authorization had absolutely nothing to do with TPP. It was purely a cover excuse.
Senator Ted Cruz reversed his position on TPP because he could. He realized its passage no longer needed his vote. Cruz knew the TPP was controversial, politically.
Remember, this was HIS BILL along with Paul Ryan.
Cruz supported TPP, Cruz constructed Fast-Track Trade Promotion Authority (via unanimous consent) to facilitate TPP. Senator Cruz still supports TPP. However, as soon as his vote was no longer needed to insure it, he threw his vote in the opposite, more politically favorable, direction.
It was, yet again, an example of how Cruz sneaks his way through congress by hiding his motives and intents. It fools many people, including his supporters. However, it does not fool us.
Ted Cruz saying he did not support TPP because McConnell lied to him about a completely different piece of legislation is a complete ruse.
Senator Ted Cruz relies on two essential political elements to keep his “conservative” ruse afloat. The first is that people don’t follow “unanimous consent” passages in the Senate; the second is that people don’t follow “cloture votes” – Both of which are never recorded “roll call votes”, and allow candidates to obscure their intent and later claim a counter position.
It’s a good trick, and indeed fools almost everyone. Unless, that is, you’re tracking them while they occur…