TPA = TPP. By supporting TPA you make it very difficult to block TPP. Cruz wants it both ways. He can vote against the eventual TPP, all the while knowing he could have worked to defeat it by voting against TPA. He’s been bought by the Chamber of Commerce.
Look at post #28.
TPP has been in the works for years without TPA. That’s unfortunate, because if TPA had been in effect, Congress would have set the parameters of the agreement and been involved in the negotiations from the start. Now we have a secret agreement and Congress can’t even talk about it. Which of the two seems more transparent, the agreement we have now, or what we would have had if TPA had been in place?
I do not think TPP will pass. For one thing, no one trusts Obama. He is known to be an awful negotiator. Any agreement he produces will get more scrutiny than any in history and those facing re election are not going to risk a yes vote. With solid Democrat opposition we only need a handful of Republicans to vote it down. We will still have TPA in place for almost 5 years for the next President.