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Senate deals stinging defeat to Obama trade agenda (fails 52-45)
The Hill ^ | 05/12/2015 | Alexander Bolton

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: GIdget2004
Obama is the most evil creature I have ever seen

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

41 posted on 05/12/2015 3:29:17 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: zzeeman

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


42 posted on 05/12/2015 3:35:36 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Think Pontius Pilate.


43 posted on 05/12/2015 3:35:53 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: zzeeman; All

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.


44 posted on 05/12/2015 3:39:57 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: GIdget2004

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!!!


45 posted on 05/12/2015 3:43:02 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: demshateGod

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.


46 posted on 05/12/2015 3:47:41 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America; All

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.


47 posted on 05/12/2015 3:48:30 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Sessions deserves a spot on that short list.


48 posted on 05/12/2015 3:48:34 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: TomGuy

I wouldn’t put it past them to have an arrangement in place.

Trust nothing with these people.


49 posted on 05/12/2015 3:50:06 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: zzeeman

Passage of TPA would put the United States on the Obama Trade Express for Globalization ,.... and the accelerated destruction of our National Sovereignty.


50 posted on 05/12/2015 3:53:24 PM PDT by caww
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To: GIdget2004

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:

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/238574-trade-agreement-is-a-trojan-horse-for-obamas-immigration


51 posted on 05/12/2015 3:56:42 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: colorado tanker; All
Glad evil Obama got defeated on this trade deal. It would have allowed UNRESTRICTED immigration into the USA, proof:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

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

52 posted on 05/12/2015 4:07:34 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: Democrat_media

Yes, he is one of a small few.


53 posted on 05/12/2015 4:07:41 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: caww

Yes, this monstrosity needs to be STOPPED!!


54 posted on 05/12/2015 4:08:38 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: Sooth2222

What’s wrong is that it’s inaccurate: McConnell has his hand in his *own* lap...(Circle Jerk: you’re doing it wrong)


55 posted on 05/12/2015 4:25:26 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: jaydubya2

Cruz voted yes, Warren is against it.

Obama is for it.

I’m confused.


56 posted on 05/12/2015 4:53:15 PM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Changing the name of a thing doesn't change the thing. A liberal by any other name...)
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To: Personal Responsibility; All

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:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration


57 posted on 05/12/2015 5:00:20 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: demshateGod

“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


58 posted on 05/12/2015 5:09:28 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (UK election 2015: How sweet it is.)
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To: GIdget2004
The Democrats are right, probably for the wrong reasons. D.C. is truly a mess right now.
59 posted on 05/12/2015 5:22:03 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

“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.


60 posted on 05/12/2015 5:56:29 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves.)
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