April 16, 2015
THE DO SOMETHING CONGRESS:
Top Republicans, Democrats agree to fast-track trade deals, give Congress up or down vote (LAURIE KELLMAN, 4/16/15, Associated Press)
Top lawmakers struck a bipartisan agreement Thursday to allow President Barack Obama to negotiate trade deals subject to a yes-or-no vote from Congress without the possibility of changes.The "fast track" legislation comes as Obama seeks a sweeping trade deal with 11 Pacific nations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership proposes a trade agreement involving the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico and seven other Pacific rim nations.The debate scrambles traditional partisan alliances, sharpening differences between the Democratic Party's liberal and pro-business wings. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; the panel's top Democrat, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced the deal.
Passing the Iran deal and the TPP the same week is epic.
Posted by Orrin Judd at April 16, 2015 4:19 PM
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