The funny thing is what Evan and Charlie over at Fight for the Future sent out yesterday:
Breaking news: less than 36 hours before U.S. Congress is expected to vote on Fast Track legislation for secret trade deals that could censor the Internet, someone has posted the entire text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) online.
Click here to read the TPP, then share to spread it around before they take it down!
Satire alert: you need to click the link to get it ;-)
Enjoy!
-Evan and Charlie
Fight for the Future
P.S. This part is no joke: Congress votes on Fast Track this week! Take action before it’s too late.
Getting down to work:
#FastTrack
Obama frantic to save Fast-Track; now on rare trip to Capitol Hill
Meeting with full Democratic Caucus mid morning ahead of votes this afternoon.
Rosa DeLauro [CT-3} and Sander Levin [MI-9], the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, whip Democrats to vote against TAA.
Obama can be called out, as this sprint up The Hill shows, but he is so focused on Congress that we are more effective if we help Congress understand how they are responsible for saving Obama from himself.
He has so embarrassed himself that, God Bless him, he really needs help to keep from demolishing his legacy and the House Democrats are the only ones who can achieve that end.
8 Democrats:
At this moment, given what is at stake, we ALL live in their districts -- and that's why we need to flood their phone lines. Tell these eight Democrats to vote NO on the current Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation and vote NO on Fast Track. Call one or call them all:
John Carney [DE-at large]: (202) 225-4165
Joaquín Castro [TX-20]: (202) 225-3236
Jim Costa [CA-16]: (202) 225-3341
Susan Davis [CA-53]: (202) 225-2040
Steny Hoyer [MD-5]: (202) 225-4131 House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he will vote for TAA, but has not said if he will vote for TPA.
Seth Moulton [MA-6]: (202) 225-8020
Beto O'Rourke [TX-16]: (202) 225-4831
Ed Perlmutter [CO-7]: (202) 225-2645
Nancy Pelosi [CA-12] speaking as "Leader Pelosi" said this yesterday:
But what I’m concerned about in all of this is that we watched as the Senate had the debate on Trade Promotion Authority – they had the ability to have amendments, discussion, debate. Some objected. Some accepted. And then the bill came to the House where we had no opportunity, no opportunity to have any debate or make any amendments. It was fast tracking the fast track. And it gave new meaning to the term “lower house.” Why is it that they in the Senate could have amendments but we in the House could not bring forth initiatives? Many of our Members had ideas that they thought would improve TPA, that they at least wanted aired, to have our trade partners understand some of the concerns and priorities that Members of Congress have.
And I also object to the fact – or just observe that in the customs bill, and it will be AGOA, that’s today, the rule, that’s today. Tomorrow, the order as I understand it from the Speaker is TAA and then TPA, according to the rule, and then we’ll do the customs bill. But as you may have seen or you may have written, there are provisions in the customs bill that do amend the TPA should the customs bill become law – for example, that there can be no discussion addressing or recognizing climate change. I mean, to me, how can you separate in this day and age climate and commerce? Impossible. Others that relate to visa. Just different things to accommodate the concerns of some of their Members by amending that bill, and who knows where the bill is going, but nonetheless making it harder for a Democrat to support that bill.
Q: Thank you. If your concern about public sector employees is
addressed, will you vote for the trade bill?
Leader Pelosi. For the trade bill? Are you talking about TAA?
Q: Pardon me, for the fast track. TPA.
Leader Pelosi. The public employees piece is a piece of the TAA.
Q: Yes, ma’am.
Leader Pelosi. We’ll just see how that goes.
Q: I’m asking, if it’s addressed, would you be willing then to vote?
Leader Pelosi. I will be making my statement in full probably on the floor of
the House tomorrow.
Bottom Line ~~~
Leader Pelosi: I will be making my statement in full probably on the floor of the House Friday.
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