Democrats Rally to Block Fast Track Trade

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President Barack Obama is facing renewed opposition to his effort to implement so-called "fast track" trade promotion authority, a power that would enable him to negotiate trade deals and speed them through Congress.

Democrats are rallying a coalition of labor, environmental, and religious groups, backed by a core group of lawmakers, to fight the implementation of the promotion authority they say would give the president free rein to arrange trade deals without input from Congress and with no regard for job loss, food safety, and financial regulation.

Trade promotion authority would grant Congress an "up or down" vote on any trade deal that reached Capitol Hill.

"This is one of the broadest advocacy coalitions that we’ve had," Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), who is leading the coalition, said during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday. "There is no reason why we should exacerbate the loss of jobs or lower wages in the United States."

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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/08/democrats-rally-block-fast-track-trade

[lunasun]

1. call your congress critters

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. He DID say we should hold his feet to the fire...

Gonna email my worthless Repub delegation, for whatever it is worth.

[TheNutcracker]

3. We work hard to call critters and we have to convince him too?????? Hold his feet?

If we hold his feet, we cannot hold others. We should be able to let go of Obama's feet, to tangle up those who foster this bullshit policy in our country! 'hold me feet to the fire'.....all bs.

[rhett o rick]

4. It looks like the progressives are taking a stand against the Oligarchy. I wish all Dem were onboard

[1StrongBlackMan]

5. This is how democracy is supposed to work. n/t

[Ford_Prefect]

7. Yes, but "they" are supposed to listen to we the people-who elected them to the job...

Rather than vote at the beck and call of their bankers and business partners.

That is how democratic rule is supposed to work.

Many of them stopped listening the moment after they won election.

[Populist_Prole]

6. Yesssss!

If it causes a civil war within the party, so be it. If TPP is fast-tracked, you know it will be passed. Gotta nip this shit in the bud...bud.

[WillyT]

8. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[Omaha Steve]

9. I'm a PROUD union retiree that is very happy LABOR is in on this!

K&R!

OS