Obama Won’t Sign TPA Without TAA ‘Path’ (Video) (Updated)

[magical thyme]

http://blogs.rollcall.com/white-house/obama-tpa-taa-veto-threat-trade-promotion-authority/?dcz=

Updated 12:12 p.m. June 18 | President Barack Obama isn’t going to support a strategy that gives him half a loaf on his trade agenda, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday.

With Capitol Hill leaders working on a plan that would split Trade Promotion Authority from Trade Adjustment Assistance, Earnest made clear Obama will demand both.

“The only legislative strategy that the president will support is a strategy that results in both TPA and TAA coming to his desk,” he said.


This is not the article I saw yesterday, but does confirm part of what I remember.

The other part was that they are going to try to stick TAA onto some other bill (I forget which) to sneak it through.

[cascadiance]

1. At this point, I wonder if we can believe Obama's promises though...

He's broken so many of them!

[cali]

2. a "path" . What precisely does that mean? What are the criteria?

[AzDar]

3. Wasn't it to be paid for by raping Medicare, anyway? STOP THE TPP!!

Make Some NOISE!!

[HereSince1628]

5. At one point, yes. Quo Vadis Obama?

[djean111]

4. Oh, so a whole loaf has to include cutting money from Medicare?

[neverforget]

6. Ah trusting the Republicans to follow through on helping American workers

That fucking kills me.....

You have to trust these 2 assholes to help American workers.........

[bluestateguy]

7. So if the liberals are smart they won't vote for TAA

Combined with the conservatives who view TAA as welfare, the TAA would fail the vote.

Am I wrong?