Posted on 05/22/2015 9:50:40 AM PDT by Mariner
As the House inches closer to a vote on the long-awaited Trade Promotion Authority bill, conservatives who have traditionally been hard-liners in their opposition to deals with the White House are taking a softer approach.
While many on the right are still hedging their position on the TPA, there appears to be some conservative support for the trade process legislation. And with congressional Democrats increasingly taking a firmer line against the TPA, which would give expedited consideration to the Trans-Pacific Partnership under negotiation with 11 other countries, conservatives could be the key to getting the TPA over the finish line.
At a monthly panel discussion for conservative lawmakers Wednesday, a cross-section of the House GOPs most needling members expressed views ranging from support to little more than light opposition to the TPA bill. Most Republicans in attendance Justin Amash of Michigan, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, Jim Jordan of Ohio and Ken Buck of Colorado all said they were leaning no on the fast-track authority. (Dave Brat of Virginia said he was leaning heavy no.) But Cynthia M. Lummis of Wyoming said she was undecided, and Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, perhaps GOP leaderships biggest critic, even sounded supportive.
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Conservatives with phones and letters have far more influence over the House than the Senate.
Get after 'em.
We only have to turn about 40 Republicans to a NO position to stop this.
The Senators already capitulated. Cruz has been a real disappointment of late. Trouble on his horizon.
Just give us the NAMES of the GOP member that support this crap, and we’ll PRIMARY THEM OUT OF OFFICE !
I am so sick of the GOPe. I am done with that party.
If conservatives in congress think that because the Democrats oppose something then it must be good and thus the conservatives must support then those conservatives are just as seriously FOOLS as the Democrats and gopes are serioiusly frauds and Statists.
Hope the Chamber of Commerce will enjoy life under President Elizabeth Warren, cause a lot of us are staying home next November.
Republicans - doing the dirty job even democrats won’t do.
No votes from the GOP:
Lee
Paul
Collins
Sessions
Shelby
Thats it, and only ONE POTUS Candidate: Paul.
Øbama’s team are the worst negotiators in history. I wouldn’t give them authority to order lunch let alone a trade agreement.
I would not vote for any bill which is shrouded in secrecy. “You have to pass it to see what is in it”. That is what got us obamacare.
Both Senators from Alabama were a NO.
Audemus jura nostra defendere!
That's what I'm sayin'...
Roll Tide.
Roll Tide! God bless Alabama.
Paul wasn’t going to get my vote, anyway!
Cruz capitulated or misjudged the Iran thing, also. He is getting exasperating.
He's the ONLY Republican POTUS candidate to vote against this mess.
All the rest are complicit.
I am really struggling with Ted Cruz voting for cloture yesterday. I was so surprised to see Tom Cotton and Jodi Ernst voting for it also.
Somebody said in a speech in SC “the politicians are not going to get you to the promised land” Oh so true.
Perhaps you support the fact he voted to keep this whole mess a secret from the American public?
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