Nancy Pelosi JUST said the majority of House Dems are against the TPP and the GOP is for it.

[think]

Said it right now on MSNBC.

Had to go on Twitter to make sure I wasn't hearing things.

https://twitter.com/JamesBabbo/status/757734529415188481

[Squinch]

1. Is this a surprise to you?

[think]

4. Nope. But I had to spend a lot of time finding any information to support this claim.

So it was nice to hear her reconfirm it NOW...

[abetterkid]

2. Oh boyyyy

Shit....

[rateyes]

3. Well, since the House doesn't get a vote, it

is easy for her to say that. Senate confirms treaties. Now, if Reid says the Dems are opposed and will filibuster, then we will be getting somewhere.

[think]

5. The House does get to vote & some Dems have been claimingi that they can block it

Some House Democrats Confident They Can Sink TPP

RYAN RAINEY | JANUARY 12, 2016

House Democrats opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership vowed to sink congressional consideration of the deal, and to do so they said they’d enlist help from some GOP lawmakers and even some Democrats who supported the fast-track bill passed last year.

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DeLauro said TPP opponents haven’t conducted a whip count, but she said she expects the deal to fail because of concerns from Republicans and possibly Democrats who supported the fast-track trade bill that Congress passed last summer.

Our “coalition still remains — we do have support from the other side of the aisle,” DeLauro said. “I expect that there will be increased support on the other side of the aisle. The coalition is as strong as it has ever been, and it’s growing.”

Read more:
https://morningconsult.com/alert/some-house-democrats-confident-they-can-sink-tpp/