Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Trade vote is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic roll calls of this Congress

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◼ WARREN TO O: Declassify the text - Reuters
Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat and prominent liberal voice, stuck to her argument in an interview published on Monday with a Washington Post blog, saying Obama should release details of the Pacific trade talks so legal experts can determine if a pact could be used to weaken U.S. bank rules.
"If the president is so confident it's a good deal, he should declassify the text and let people see it before asking Congress to tie its hands on fixing it," Warren said in the interview with the Plum Line blog.
Also on Monday, the second-ranking Senate Democrat raised doubt there were enough votes among Democrats to propel the fast-track bill over a procedural hurdle on Tuesday.


◼ Rift widens - Bloomberg

◼ Global pact 'most aggressive and sustained legislative push' since Obamacare - New York Times

◼ 'Unprecedentedly massive' - TIME
The Senate is expected to approve a bill to give the president “fast track” authority to make trade deals, reducing Congress’ role to approving or rejecting the entire deal. Members of Congress would not be allowed to filibuster a vote on a trade pact, add amendments, delete parts or otherwise tweak the final version of a trade deal.
◼ SCHLAFLY: Congress giving away its authority - World Net Daily

FAST TRACK? HOW ABOUT A PRO-AMERICA TRACK? Phyllis Schlafly: TPP means Congress giving away its authority to 'global busybodies'







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