“Does TPA give the President more authority?
No. TPA ensures that Congress has the ability to set the objectives up-front for free trade agreements. “
I read this mendacious crap and picture someone on an exclusive golf course saying “I bet Ted could get those stupid knuckle-dragging constitutional conservatives to go along with this...”
Ted Cruz is arguing by "assuming the hypothesis". He's assuming that more trade deals are what's best for US workers (if only he could write the rules) and arguing from that "given".
SelloutsGRUBER: "Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage."
Ted Cruz May 2015:
Sen. Cruz. “I am a strong supporter of free trade, but I cannot support legislation that would allow the President to once again circumvent Congress to enact his own immigration laws.
Ted Cruz in June 2015:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) “is not giving the president more authority” and that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is “not accurate” in some of his claims regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Friday’s broadcast of “The Kuhner Report” on Boston’s WRKO.
Interestingly, the critics want it both ways. They want the information released, so he asks for it to be released. They are still unhappy.
They want him to explain his position, he does it on multiple occasions, but they don’t believe him.
He has done what is asked...and it will never be good enough for the critics on this site. Those with an agenda will see to it that he is destroyed.
Never mind that they NEVER give us a good alternative.