House to Vote on TPA and TPP Today
First came the vote for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). This ineffective and wasteful government program supposedly helps workers who lose their jobs due to foreign trade; in reality, it's a bribe to garner Democrat support for trade.
Most Democrats voted against TAA in an effort to kill the whole trade package, and most Republicans opposed TAA as useless government spending. That left 86 Republicans who voted yes, either in support of more government spending or out of total commitment to moving President Obama's top current legislative priority, TPA.
The TAA vote failed, but the House moved onto the second part of the package, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). TPA empowers President Obama to make his trade deals with foreign countries and takes away Congress's ability to amend any agreement. Only 54 Republicans voted NO.
Although the failure of TAA today delays the process, Speaker Boehner has the power to bring TAA back to the floor next week. The outcome of that vote will determine the fate of this trade package.
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Today in Washington, D.C. - June 12, 2015
The Senate is not in session today and will reconvene at 2 PM on Monday. Yesterday, Senate Democrats filibustered a bipartisan cybersecurity bill, S. 754, when they voted down an amendment containing it to H.R. 1735, the Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Authorization bill. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 56-40 (60 votes were needed to approve it).
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “Most Americans would find it awfully cynical for Democrat Leaders — in the wake of the Administration’s inability to stop such a massive cyberattack — to vote against the very same cybersecurity legislation their own party vetted and overwhelmingly endorsed in committee, for the sake of scoring a political point.”
The House convened at 9 AM today. The house is expected to vote on TPA and TPP today.
Yesterday, the House passed:
H.R. 2685 (278-149) — "Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes."
Senate Amendment to H.R. 1295 Agreed to: (397-32).
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1 Comments:
Vote this DOWN and stop giving Obama more POWER. He needs to be neutered not emboldened.
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