Trade bill clears Senate hurdle
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)—A free trade initiative that is pitting President Barack Obama against his own party cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday.
The 62-38 vote to end debate on the bill, moving it toward a final vote, was a victory for Obama, who had linked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, to push the bill despite opposition from Senate Democratic leaders.
McConnell said he's willing to consider a host of amendments that Democrats are poised to offer later Thursday.
"This last vote was a major step forward on this important legislation," said Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican who sponsored the bill.
The Senate is now set to vote on changes to the bill, including one that would force the Obama administration to use trade deals to crack down on countries that manipulate the value of their currencies to give their exports a price advantage in the United States — an amendment the White House opposes because it would add a huge new complication into trade negotiations.
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Corporatist dems align with always corporatist Repugs to screw American workers and the world's environment. A pox on them!
Thom Hartmann said, call your Senator and express to them a thank you for voting against this measure.
Which I am going to do with Senators Cardin and Mikulski:
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In my next rant:
As for those that voted for it:
You are a hypocrite to your constituents, and to this country-----------if you have not figured out why are inner cities are decaying, why, people cannot afford to pay for there water, gas, electricity, and have no income, high crime, having Mayors in cities saying they are doing what they can to help there constituents, and then getting "deals" like this again and again---a policy of failed trade bills ect...... you should have a clue---------- one big clue------------its called unfair trade bills.
Which are causing this country to become a third world state-----------
Why, look at what manufacturing which use to be done here in cities, like Baltimore, Detroit, Long Beach, is now done in China, which is causing to create even in a Authoritarian Capitalists society, a middle class, which we use to have, how much more of a picture does it take for you to smell the coffee, roses, or are you just that narrow minded in your thinking.
Because those that keep voting like this, you are only worried about getting to your next primary, instead of core principles and values to the American worker.
You are a supporter of 40 years of Reagan policy, you are euphuistically what are called ------------ sell outs to corporations, even though, there are those that will say China has nothing to do with this legislation---------wrong it is about China, Nafta, Cafta, Korea, Japan ect......
Now isn't that democracy in action?
I wonder how those 62 that voted FOR fast-track will vote AGAINST the TPP? 
Yeah. I thought so too.
Well, well, well.
Isn't that just ducky, Mr. President.
This is as far as I'm concerned the final steps of the corporate coup , America that we have known has been sold to corporations by our politicians, If they can complete their coup we will be a third world country without a single shot fired. No on TPP . I will not vote for any democrat who voted to fast track anything , Sorry Mrs. Fienstien you have lost my support and anyone I know I will tell them of your treasonous actions
