Obama signing the TPP in New Zealand today?

[SoapBox]

I saw this on FB about a march in Los Angeles today,

"Obama is scheduled to sign the TPP on Feb 4 in New Zealand which will be Feb 3 in the afternoon in the US. Let's start the news cycle off with our images of protest and jumpstart the nationwide day of action."

My gawd...is this correct?

Is he down in New Zealand?

This is sickening.

[bkkyosemite]

1. I voted for Obama because he said Yes We Can bring change

this is not change for the better it is against his campaign's agenda completely and for the establishment.

[EarlG]

2. The schedule

TODAY

In the morning, the President will travel to Baltimore, Maryland to visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque to celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life. During the visit, the President will hold a roundtable with Muslim community members and deliver remarks. The visit reiterates the importance of staying true to our core values – welcoming our fellow Americans, speaking out against bigotry, rejecting indifference, and protecting our nation’s tradition of religious freedom. There will be a pool spray at the top of the roundtable and travel pool coverage of the President’s remarks. The President’s departure from and arrival to the South Lawn are open press.

In the morning, the Vice President will meet with Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri at the White House. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the Vice President will attend meetings at the White House.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog

[subterranean]

3. Michael Froman (U.S. Trade Representative) will sign it.

[Sunlei]

4. I'm looking forward to some Red Feather New Zealand Butter with free amazon shipping :P

And plain-pack ciggies with disease/cancer pics.

[mitty14u2]

5. Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiations still to come

The TPP will now undergo a two-year ratification period in which at least six countries - that account for 85 percent of the combined gross domestic production of the 12 TPP nations - must approve the final text for the deal to be implemented.

Given their size, both the United States and Japan would need to ratify the deal, which will set common standards on issues ranging from workers' rights to intellectual property protection in 12 Pacific nations.

Opposition from many U.S. Democrats and some Republicans could mean a vote on the TPP is unlikely before President Barack Obama, a supporter of the TPP, leaves office early in 2017.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has said the current administration is doing everything in its power to move the deal and on Thursday told reporters he was confident the deal would get the necessary support in Congress.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-tpp-idUSKCN0VD08S

The Media sure thinks this isn't important enough to stop showing Trumps face or what some nobody thinks about anything.

[Betty Karlson]

11. May it fail and fail utterly in the USA.

That deal is as evil as Goldman Sachs and as nefarious as fracking.

[pnwmom]

12. Thank you. So it isn't a done deal. n/t

[Todays_Illusion]

6. The TPP has not passed the U.S. Congress nor has President Obama signed it.

[former9thward]

7. It was signed by the U.S. yesterday.

By a representative of President Obama. It has not been ratified by Congress.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-tpp-idUSKCN0VD08S

[Todays_Illusion]

8. You mean the U.S. negotiators agreed upon the final version. It has not been voted on

in Congress and it has not been signed by the President. McConnell made a statement not long ago that Congress will probably not vote on it until after the 2016 election.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-warns-that-trade-deal-cant-pass-congress-before-2016-elections/2015/12/10/b8151f26-9f66-11e5-8728-1af6af208198_story.html

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/trade-trans-pacific-partnership-214807

[Elwood P Dowd]

9. So its going to get the Lame Duck vote treatment just like NAFTA (1993)

and GATT (1994)? Vote on it AFTER the elections.

[pampango]

13. That seems to be what McConnell and other repub leaders want.

Obama is pushing for an early vote the last I heard.

[Egnever]

10. Got to love getting your news from facebook

Usually works out well.