Sanders Statement on House Trade Vote

[NorthCarolina]

Sanders Statement on House Trade Vote
Thursday, June 18, 2015

WASHINTON, June 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the House, in an about face, revived a bill to give President Barack Obama authority to send Congress trade agreements it can reject or ratify but not change:

“I am extremely disappointed but not surprised that the House put the interests of powerful multi-national corporations, drug companies and Wall Street ahead of the needs of American workers.

“I will work to defeat the measure once and for all when the bill returns to the Senate. This disastrous trade deal is opposed by all of organized labor in America, virtually every environmental group in the country and many religious groups. They all know that it will make it easier for corporations to abandon the United States and move good-paying American jobs to low-wage countries overseas.

“I believe that trade is good but we need a new approach that benefits the working families and not just corporate America.”

Link:http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-house-trade-vote

[Dustlawyer]

1. They will never stop and neither will we!

F' those sorry mother F'ers!

[TheProgressive]

2. Has Secretary Clinton made a statement on the House trade vote?

[frylock]

12. For good, against bad. -H

[FiveGoodMen]

29. Would it matter if she did?

Would you believe her?

[rhett o rick]

39. If she did or does it would go something like this, "It is important for our President to be able

to negotiate trade agreements for the goodness and wonderfulness of the American people. This decision will allow us to go forward and make lives much better for our hard working Americans."

[rbnyc]

3. Anyone have link to roll call of vote?

Every rep who voted for TPA should have to do Cersei Lannister's walk of atonement all the way from Washington D.C. back to where they came from. I will walk behind them with the fucking bell.

[john978]

5. Roll Call vote

[link:http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll374.xml|

[rbnyc]

7. Thank you!

I couldn't find it.

[canoeist52]

16. wrong bill roll call

[rbnyc]

17. Bummer

I will keep looking.

[canoeist52]

21. The real vote

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll362.xml

[rbnyc]

31. Thank you so much again. nt

[JDPriestly]

23. My congressman Xavier Becerra voted no. And I am going to thank him for that.

[rbnyc]

33. mine voted no too

He sent out a letter about his no vote that was pretty strong.

I thanked him too.

[rhett o rick]

40. Pleeeeez, I don't want to see that. I'm ok with tar and feathers. nm

[SoapBox]

4. Go Bernie!

What the fuck Obama?

You send the Senate this pile of shit...and if the majority approve it...well, I will have lost all respect for you. And to think I actually worked hard, locally to get you in office.

Never again.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

36. Thank you.

I feel encouraged when I see people who are willing to admit they were wrong! We are lucky because this time we have the real deal. He is that rare presidential candidate who doesn't lie. Gore was the closest thing to a truth teller I can remember before that. I think Jimmy Carter and RFK were pretty close.

[redruddyred]

46. obama hasn't been terrible

we knew coming into it that he was a bit of a mystery, and his election would be primarily symbolic. I think he's done a better-than-average job considering. a clinton democrat, but, then again, clinton wasn't a awful president either.

of course, they are both wrong on trade and we should continue to oppose them on this issue.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

47. Generally agree.

But their neoliberalism is repugnant to me. Not just the trade deals, but Arne Duncan and his privatization philiosophy, lobbyists becoming regulators, etc. While I agree they could have been a lot worse, Bernie will be so much better. His record is incredibly strong.

Prior to Bernie, I believed in Gore and RFK. I now have some mixed feelings on Gore, but I still think he's a great man. So, I don't feel easily deceived and to me Bernie is a once in a generation type.

[redruddyred]

48. leadership is weird

I think obama has some legitimate claim due to talent, etc, but a lot of the people who are running for prez seem to be doing so because were born into that class. for example the bush brothers.

anyhow, it seems strange and maybe a bit illogical to put all that hope and faith and trust into a single person.

[WillyT]

6. K & R !!!

[Indepatriot]

8. Has Hillary released a statement about this yet?

And what EXACTLY is her position on the TPP? Not Nancy Pelosi's. What is HRCs position on this, for or against?

[NorthCarolina]

10. All you need to know about Hillary and the TPP is that

as Secretary of State, Hillary had a hand in helping to DRAFT the TPP. This was according to Bloomberg News in 2013 who listed it, at the time, as a major achievement for her.

She’s also taken a leading part in drafting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the free-trade pact that would give U.S. companies a leg up on their Chinese competitors.

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-01-10/hillary-clintons-business-legacy-at-the-state-department#p2

[drynberg]

44. THIS FACT PLUS HER DEAFENING SILENCE ON THE CURRENT TPP MATTER, SAYS IT ALL

[NorthCarolina]

11. Also, I should have pointed out

that Bernie issued his condemnation of this vote in less than 30 minutes after the vote was held. Hillary...crickets.

[Fuddnik]

14. Hey, it takes more than 30 minutes to get afocus group together.

And have a wordsmith cobble together a bunch of non-committal weasel words.

[MissDeeds]

28. And to stick her finger in the wind

and see which way the political winds are blowing. Focus groups, advisors, and political posturing. Yeah, that's presidential.

[rhett o rick]

41. If only she'd stick her finger in the wind. She clearly knows who she supports, her people

most likely are advising to wait, maybe there will be a national disaster to deflect attention. And then you will hear the rhetoric. I gave an example in post #39 above.

[Kalidurga]

26. Her stance is the bill is a lemon, but we are going to have to make lemonade out of it.

No sugar though.

[Dont call me Shirley]

9. Thank you Bernie for sticking up for us!

[LongTomH]

13. Yes!!!!! Thank you, Bernie!

[Jefferson23]

18. I hope more Americans understand why this man has called for a political revolution in this country

WHY would he do that after all the many years of service..WHY??

Wake the fuck up people and listen to him.


K&R

[bunnies]

19. You nailed it. nt

[Jefferson23]

20. This blow against us is devastating..how we recover is up to us.

I just don't know how strong a chance we have any longer to defeat it, bunnies..I hope we can.

[bunnies]

24. And the thing that really gets me is that so many Americans,

Democrats included, seem perfectly happy to follow TPTB into the oblivion. I don't understand how anyone can *not* support Bernie Sanders. I really, really dont.

[Jefferson23]

25. He is our chance, if not him, the problems will only get worse..so yea, I can only say

I agree. We need to work hard and hope all of us together can help support him and win this time...for the people.

He is not going to stay silent, neither should we.

[bunnies]

32. Couldnt agree more. nt

[JDPriestly]

22. K&R.

[Hoyt]

27. Agree with Sanders, "we need new approach that benefits working families.' Doing nothing ain't it.

I don't think you avoid trade in this rapidly changing world, while you talk about an approach benefiting workers.

You do big trade deals, so you aren't behind the curve, and tax, and otherwise use some of, the money generated to protect, help, improve life for workers.

[Fuddnik]

30. .

[rbnyc]

34. Who suggested doing nothing?

Fast tracking this agreement and doing nothing aren't the only two choices.

As far as we can tell the bulk of this agreement isn't even about trade. It's about making people powerless.

[rbnyc]

35. ...

TPP insiders: We promise we won't rape you, but let us just handcuff you to the bed.

The people: No, we need to renegotiate the terms of our relationship.

Hoyt: You can't just avoid being in a relationship. Let yourself be handcuffed to the bed and then try to make the best of it.

[eridani]

37. More horseshit about "trade" and not a single mention of corporate tribunals--

--set over elected governments. If any of our so-called "representatives" cared about actual trade, they just would have pulled the 5 of 29 sections that relate to trade and voted to pass only those.

[tazkcmo]

38. Right on time. n/t

[rhett o rick]

42. k & r. Thanks for posting. nm

[ibewlu606]

43. Rec'd

Here in Florida, Wasserman-Schultz voted yes on this corporate give away. It is important to remember that she is a HUGE supporter of HRC. That and Hillary's silence on TPP speaks volumes.

[L0oniX]

45. K & R