Posted on 06/17/2015 4:07:07 PM PDT by cotton1706
After suffering a defeat last week when Democrats voted down the trade subsidy component of the trade bill (TAA), Obama and Boehner realized they lacked the votes to pass TPA at this juncture. So, Plan B ensued. Just how far is Boehner willing to go to pass Obamatrade? Boehner had the House Rules Committee draft a resolution enabling leadership to bring up TPA at a moment’s notice on any day through July 31. Today, the House passed the rule 236-189.
Only six conservatives voted against this rule today. Aside from the complications of it being conflated with the intelligence bill, they were sternly warned not to vote against the rule. Last week, 34 Republicans voted against the rule to debate the TPA in the first place and almost defeated the bill – before Pelosi delivered eight Democrats to Boehner’s column and saved the process. Today we learned that three Republicans – Reps. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and Steve Pearce (R-NM) were tossed off the whip team for voting down the rule.
Typically, rules for debate on a specific bill expire after a few days or a week and cannot be brought to the floor without crafting a new rule. Boehner took the unprecedented step of granting Obamatrade this privileged floor status for a full six weeks so that GOP Leadership and Obama can engage in horse-trading in an attempt to secure the necessary votes for passage.
Instead of awarding this status to something that actually addresses a current crisis, like say, an Iran sanctions bill, GOP leadership has proven the only fight they’re willing to engage in is passing Obama’s trade promotion at all costs.
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He must have been promised a big payday to sell out our country.
That was upsetting to read
Ever notice when a conservative bill fails, that is it, can’t bring it back up.
The donor base, like the Chamber of Commerce, Silicon Valley, other crony businesses, are so much more important to these people than their voter base. I think the GOP leadership actually prefers to be in the minority, it’s just as lucrative for them and they have a lower level of responsibility.
Yep, the GOP took the Senate and the House and then turned around and voted the two same idiots in leadership...how’s that working out for you now??????
Yes, another argument that reforming the GOP from within has become impossible. It needs to be burned to the ground and corruptocrats like Boehner and McConnell completely destroyed.
I don’t have a problem with the concept of a trade bill, we just need to peel back the layers of secrecy. I mean c’mon folks, another one of of these deals (Obamacare) is being challenged in the Supreme Court. It sounds as though we won’t have that luxury of an American court in the case of one of these trade bills though. So come on, open it up and go over it with a fine tooth comb. Defeating TPA is crucial to this effort.
You betcha! After America's fallen into the crapper, Soros has promised Boehner, McConnell and Roberts choice spots on his special getaway.
Not as nice as the DemocRATs, of course, but, I mean, they're...Republicans!
If Louie had hair he would be speaker.
Boehner Uses Every Game in the Book to Keep Obamatrade Alive while blocking anything that will help the country like getting rid of obamacare and arresting obama and clinton for treason.
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I’m sick of Oompa Loompas...Rachel Donezal included.
Barry must have some real slime on Little Johnny Boehner!
I'm wondering if going after Hastert after all this time is meant as warning for Little Johnny?
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