FAST TRACK LOBBYING CONTINUES / vote push / anti-slavery
FAST TRACK LOBBYING CONTINUES
House Majority Leader aims for a fast track vote “this month.” The Hill:
“The end of July might be the deadline for Obama’s top legislative priority. When lawmakers return to Washington after the August recess, the presidential election will have heated up, and it could be impossible politically to navigate the trade debate …”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/243687-obama-woos-dems-on-fast-track
Rep. Alan Grayson urges supporters to pressure pro-fast track Dems. Politico:
“‘…18 Democratic Members of Congress … are leaning in favor of voting for “Fast Track,”… As a public service, we provide you their office phone numbers,’ Grayson wrote in the email sent Monday.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/alan-grayson-slams-democrats-trade-bill-florida-election-donations-118506.html
Sen. Bob Menendez urges House to include anti-slavery provision in fast-track bill. HuffPost:
“It’s a change of tune for Menendez, who had worked out a deal with Obama to include modified language in the Senate bill. The newer language, which didn’t make it into the Senate-passed bill, would have allowed Tier 3 nations — the lowest rank that a country engaged in modern-day slavery can receive from the State Department — into Obama’s trade deals.”
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7487312