{"id":15241,"date":"2015-05-14T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T20:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15241"},"modified":"2015-05-14T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T20:09:51","slug":"far-too-short-a-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/14\/far-too-short-a-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Far too Short a Victory!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I wrote about a Senate vote refusing to move forward on fast track authority<\/a> for the TPP and future trade deals.  In that article, stated that I expected only temporary success and hoped for inclusions with safeguards for working Americans.  It appears that success will be far too temporary and that my hope was in vain.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"0514SenDems\"Senate Democrats on Wednesday relented in their opposition to the consideration of legislation expediting trade agreements, just 24 hours after their vote blocking the bill put a temporary halt on President Obama\u2019s trade agenda.<\/p>\n

In exchange for allowing Trade Promotion Authority to move forward, Democrats will get to vote Thursday on bills cracking down on Chinese currency manipulation and giving preferential treatment to imports from African countries.  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the deal on the Senate floor on Wednesday. Trade Promotion Authority allows the president to negotiate agreements that Congress must vote on without amendment. To secure Democratic votes, McConnell will combine that bill with a separate measure<\/strong> providing aid to workers displaced by foreign trade. Senate Democrats on Tuesday had demanded that McConnell package all four bills together, but he refused on the grounds that the currency proposal would have sunk the underlying trade legislation in the House. Now House Republicans can choose to ignore the currency and Africa measures even if they clear the Senate\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <The Atlantic<\/a>><\/p>\n

If I understand it correctly, all the accompanying bills will stand or fail on their own.  Even if the separate measures pass, the House will be able to pass Fast Track and send it on while rejecting everything else.  I could be mistaken, because I have read contradicting sources on the issue.  The down side is that Fast Track looks like it will pass, if it has not done so already.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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