Cruz may have pissed off many with his TPP which is understandable but let me ask this question:
Since most politicians relieve very large donations from corporate interests and many favor the TPP wouldn’t a “NO” vote possibly have killed his chances of receiving the tupe funding it will take to get all the way to the WH?
I’m going to venture that this might be the reason he voted YES to it but can’t comment as to the true reasons he did so. Just food for thought...
Of all the candidates I’ve seen absolutely none are perfect. He is the closest candidate to being what Anerica needs that I’ve seen so far.
Wrong. He might make AG.
The TPP has not come up for vote yet. It probably won’t until late 2016.
What was voted on was TPA. That bill requires that any trade agreement must be made public before it comes up for vote for 60 days. It also assures more Congressional involvement during the negotiations and places greater restrictions on the President and greater accountability.
There has been a concerted effort to distort and confuse TPA by lumping it in with TPP. I studied TPA in depth by going back and comparing the 2002 TPA bill with the 2014 -2015 versions. Without TPA, we don’t get to view trade agreements before they are voted on. TPA is to our advantage for transparency and because it limits what the Presient can do and expands Congresses role.
The version coming out of the House also contains the Cruz/Sessions language on immigration and reaffirms our sovereignty will in no way be compromised.