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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNancy Pelosi Declares Opposition To Obama’s TPP Trade Deal
Nancy Pelosi Declares Opposition To Obamas TPP Trade DealThe House minority leader joins Tim Kaine in uniting the Democratic ticket against the Trans Pacific Partnership.
WASHINGTON House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has come out in opposition to the massive Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal as its currently written, putting her on the same page as newly minted vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine.
Pelosi (D-Calif.) made the declaration in a letter late last week to several groups that protested outside her offices in San Francisco and delivered her more than 200,000 petition signatures opposing the TPP.
Please be assured that I will oppose the TPP as it is currently written or any deal that attempts to separate commerce from the environment and will work to ensure our nations trade policies include increased transparency, more consultation, and stronger protections to create jobs, strengthen human rights and protect the environment, Pelosi wrote in messages sent to the Citizens Trade Campaign, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others involved in the campaign.
Sources told HuffPost Friday that Kaine (D-Va.) had insisted to Hillary Clinton during his vetting process that he also believed she should oppose the TPP in its current form, even though Kaine voted to make passing the deal easier with so-called fast-track authority. Clinton, who said when she was secretary of state the TPP sets the gold standard for trade deals, has since said that the finished product did not live up to her hopes and she is no longer in favor of it.
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Nancy Pelosi Declares Opposition To Obama’s TPP Trade Deal (Original Post)
kpete
Jul 2016
OP
Unless there are 60 votes in the Senate, there's always a filibuster?
st17011864200074656
Jul 2016
#4
TPA sets out a process that guarantees a Senate vote where a simple majority prevails.
tritsofme
Jul 2016
#5
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)1. Very good. nt
Auggie
(31,191 posts)2. Good news ... K&R (n/t)
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)3. That's nice, but...
Obama will present this to Congress sometime after Nov 8th (it doesn't matter who wins for the TPP).
Republicans have the majorities in the House and Senate.
So, folks, unless I am missing something, the TPP will pass and it doesn't matter what Pelosi does.
Please correct me where I might be wrong...
st17011864200074656
(190 posts)4. Unless there are 60 votes in the Senate, there's always a filibuster?
tritsofme
(17,399 posts)5. TPA sets out a process that guarantees a Senate vote where a simple majority prevails.
When Obama formally submits the agreement to Congress