Thread: Obama quest for fast-track trade bill defeated for now in House

Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:25pm EDT

Obama quest for fast-track trade bill defeated for now in House

WASHINGTON | BY KRISTA HUGHES AND RICHARD COWAN

The House of Representatives on Friday delivered a blow, though perhaps a temporary one, to President Barack Obama's signature goal of strengthening ties with Asia when it defeated one measure, but approved another important to finishing a Pacific Rim trade pact.

In a dramatic vote, Obama's own Democrats, as well as Republicans, failed to produce enough support to approve a bill that would have given aid to workers who lose their jobs as a result of U.S. trade deals with other countries. The measure was soundly rejected in a 302-126 vote.

That was quickly followed by the House's narrow approval of a separate measure to give Obama "fast-track" authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. But the legislation is stuck in the House because of the defeat Obama and House Speaker John Boehner suffered on the first vote.

A House Republican aide told reporters that Republican leaders hope to try again Tuesday to pass the worker aid portion of the bill, allowing the measure to be signed into law by Obama, but its chances were unclear.

Trading partners such as Japan have urged the U.S. Congress to act in order to help wrap up a Pacific Rim trade deal covering 40 percent of the world's economy.

Obama had lobbied hard to win over skeptical Democrats and forged an unusual alliance with the Republicans who control Congress and made a last-ditch personal appeal to congressional Democrats to back his trade agenda on Friday.

Hours before divided lawmakers were due to vote on legislation central to his hallmark Pacific Rim trade deal, Obama arrived at Capitol Hill with Labor Secretary Thomas Perez for the culmination of an intense effort to build support among Democrats over the last 24 hours.

RELATED COVERAGE

• › House backs 'fast-track' trade authority in symbolic vote

But shortly before the doomed vote, some of Obama's fellow Democrats signaled that the president's efforts at persuasion had failed.

Democratic Representative Danny Davis, who represents Obama's hometown of Chicago, said on the House floor: "I don't want a fast track. Matter of fact, the jobs and economic development have left the communities I represent fast enough."

Republican support was always weak for the worker aid part of the "fast-track" trade legislation and Democrats' support eroded this week following an intensive lobbying campaign by U.S. organized labor leaders.

The AFL-CIO, the country's largest labor organization, argued that funding for the worker aid program would be insufficient.

But it also rallied support for its cause by arguing that a vote against worker aid would be the perfect tactic for stopping fast track dead in its tracks.

Fast-track authority would let lawmakers set negotiating objectives for trade deals, but restrict them to only a yes-or-no vote on the finished agreement.
Many Democrats have worried that giving Obama fast-track authority to finish the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal would result in job losses in their home districts just as the United States was making economic gains that have led to a brightening jobs picture nationally.

Boehner, the top Republican, in consultation with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, is expected to weigh next steps.

RELATED COVERAGE

• › Republicans aim for second trade vote Tuesday: aide

For example, they could try to make some changes to the worker training program or schedule more one-on-one meetings with lawmakers to allay their concerns.

The Senate, in a strong bipartisan vote, has already approved the package of trade measures, which includes a customs enforcement bill.

House Republicans have loaded that bill down with controversial language designed to tie Obama's hands on immigration and climate change initiatives, further complicating the entire trade fight.

Senate Democrats are expected to stand in the way of those measures.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0OS0CC20150612

Can someone get us a list of the Republicans that voted to give Obama fast trade trade negotiating authority please?

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House Roll Call: Trade Authority

By The Associated Press Associated Press
JUNE 12, 2015 — 2:30PM

WASHINGTON — The 219-211 roll call Friday by which the House voted to give the president fast-track trade authority. The House rejection of the worker training program stalled the fast-track trade authority measure in the House.

A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the measure.

Voting yes were 28 Democrats and 191 Republicans.

Voting no were 157 Democrats and 54 Republicans.

X denotes those not voting.

There is 1 vacancy in the 435-member House.

ALABAMA
Democrats — Sewell, Y.
Republicans — Aderholt, N; Brooks, N; Byrne, Y; Palmer, N; Roby, Y; Rogers, Y.

ALASKA
Republicans — Young, N.

ARIZONA
Democrats — Gallego, N; Grijalva, N; Kirkpatrick, N; Sinema, N.
Republicans — Franks, Y; Gosar, N; McSally, Y; Salmon, Y; Schweikert, Y.

ARKANSAS
Republicans — Crawford, Y; Hill, Y; Westerman, Y; Womack, Y.

CALIFORNIA
Democrats — Aguilar, N; Bass, N; Becerra, N; Bera, Y; Brownley, N; Capps, N; Cardenas, N; Chu, Judy, N; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; DeSaulnier, N; Eshoo, N; Farr, Y; Garamendi, N; Hahn, N; Honda, N; Huffman, N; Lee, N; Lieu, Ted, N; Lofgren, N; Lowenthal, N; Matsui, N; McNerney, N; Napolitano, N; Pelosi, N; Peters, Y; Roybal-Allard, N; Ruiz, N; Sanchez, Linda T., N; Sanchez, Loretta, N; Schiff, N; Sherman, N; Speier, X; Swalwell, N; Takano, N; Thompson, X; Torres, N; Vargas, X; Waters, Maxine, N.
Republicans — Calvert, Y; Cook, N; Denham, Y; Hunter, N; Issa, Y; Knight, Y; LaMalfa, Y; McCarthy, Y; McClintock, Y; Nunes, Y; Rohrabacher, N; Royce, Y; Valadao, Y; Walters, Mimi, Y.

COLORADO
Democrats — DeGette, N; Perlmutter, N; Polis, Y.
Republicans — Buck, N; Coffman, Y; Lamborn, Y; Tipton, Y.

CONNECTICUT
Democrats — Courtney, N; DeLauro, N; Esty, N; Himes, Y; Larson, N.

DELAWARE
Democrats — Carney, N.

FLORIDA
Democrats — Brown, N; Castor, N; Deutch, N; Frankel, N; Graham, N; Grayson, N; Hastings, N; Murphy, N; Wasserman Schultz, Y; Wilson, N.
Republicans — Bilirakis, Y; Buchanan, Y; Clawson, N; Crenshaw, Y; Curbelo, Y; DeSantis, Y; Diaz-Balart, Y; Jolly, N; Mica, Y; Miller, Y; Nugent, N; Posey, N; Rooney, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, Y; Ross, Y; Webster, N; Yoho, N.

GEORGIA
Democrats — Bishop, N; Johnson, N; Lewis, N; Scott, David, N.
Republicans — Allen, Y; Carter, Y; Collins, N; Graves, Y; Hice, Jody B., Y; Loudermilk, Y; Price, Tom, Y; Scott, Austin, Y; Westmoreland, N; Woodall, Y.

HAWAII
Democrats — Gabbard, N; Takai, N.

IDAHO
Republicans — Labrador, N; Simpson, Y.

ILLINOIS
Democrats — Bustos, N; Davis, Danny, N; Duckworth, N; Foster, N; Gutierrez, N; Kelly, N; Lipinski, N; Quigley, Y; Rush, N; Schakowsky, N.
Republicans — Bost, Y; Davis, Rodney, Y; Dold, Y; Hultgren, Y; Kinzinger, Y; Roskam, Y; Shimkus, Y.

INDIANA
Democrats — Carson, N; Visclosky, N.
Republicans — Brooks, Y; Bucshon, Y; Messer, Y; Rokita, Y; Stutzman, Y; Walorski, Y; Young, Y.

IOWA
Democrats — Loebsack, N.
Republicans — Blum, Y; King, Y; Young, Y.

KANSAS
Republicans — Huelskamp, Y; Jenkins, Y; Pompeo, Y; Yoder, Y.

KENTUCKY
Democrats — Yarmuth, N.
Republicans — Barr, Y; Guthrie, Y; Massie, N; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.

LOUISIANA
Democrats — Richmond, N.
Republicans — Abraham, Y; Boustany, Y; Fleming, N; Graves, Y; Scalise, Y.

MAINE
Democrats — Pingree, N.
Republicans — Poliquin, N.

MARYLAND
Democrats — Cummings, N; Delaney, Y; Edwards, N; Hoyer, N; Ruppersberger, N; Sarbanes, N; Van Hollen, N.
Republicans — Harris, N.

MASSACHUSETTS
Democrats — Capuano, N; Clark, N; Keating, N; Kennedy, N; Lynch, N; McGovern, N; Moulton, N; Neal, N; Tsongas, N.

MICHIGAN
Democrats — Conyers, N; Dingell, N; Kildee, N; Lawrence, N; Levin, N.
Republicans — Amash, N; Benishek, Y; Bishop, Y; Huizenga, Y; Miller, Y; Moolenaar, Y; Trott, Y; Upton, Y; Walberg, Y.

MINNESOTA
Democrats — Ellison, N; McCollum, N; Nolan, N; Peterson, N; Walz, N.
Republicans — Emmer, Y; Kline, Y; Paulsen, Y.

MISSISSIPPI
Democrats — Thompson, N.
Republicans — Harper, Y; Kelly, Y; Palazzo, Y.

MISSOURI
Democrats — Clay, N; Cleaver, N.
Republicans — Graves, Y; Hartzler, Y; Long, Y; Luetkemeyer, Y; Smith, Y; Wagner, Y.

MONTANA
Republicans — Zinke, Y.

NEBRASKA
Democrats — Ashford, Y.
Republicans — Fortenberry, Y; Smith, Y.

NEVADA
Democrats — Titus, N.
Republicans — Amodei, X; Hardy, Y; Heck, Y.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Democrats — Kuster, N.
Republicans — Guinta, Y.

NEW JERSEY
Democrats — Norcross, N; Pallone, N; Pascrell, N; Payne, N; Sires, N; Watson Coleman, N.
Republicans — Frelinghuysen, Y; Garrett, N; Lance, Y; LoBiondo, N; MacArthur, N; Smith, N.

NEW MEXICO
Democrats — Lujan Grisham, N; Lujan, Ben Ray, N.
Republicans — Pearce, N.

NEW YORK
Democrats — Clarke, N; Crowley, N; Engel, N; Higgins, N; Israel, N; Jeffries, N; Lowey, N; Maloney, Carolyn, N; Maloney, Sean, N; Meeks, Y; Meng, N; Nadler, N; Rangel, N; Rice, Y; Serrano, N; Slaughter, N; Tonko, N; Velazquez, N.
Republicans — Collins, N; Donovan, N; Gibson, N; Hanna, Y; Katko, N; King, Y; Reed, Y; Stefanik, Y; Zeldin, N.

NORTH CAROLINA
Democrats — Adams, N; Butterfield, N; Price, N.
Republicans — Ellmers, Y; Foxx, Y; Holding, Y; Hudson, Y; Jones, N; McHenry, Y; Meadows, N; Pittenger, Y; Rouzer, Y; Walker, Y.

NORTH DAKOTA
Republicans — Cramer, Y.

OHIO
Democrats — Beatty, N; Fudge, N; Kaptur, N; Ryan, N.
Republicans — Boehner, Y; Chabot, Y; Gibbs, Y; Johnson, Y; Jordan, N; Joyce, N; Latta, Y; Renacci, Y; Stivers, Y; Tiberi, Y; Turner, Y; Wenstrup, Y.

OKLAHOMA
Republicans — Bridenstine, N; Cole, Y; Lucas, Y; Mullin, Y; Russell, N.

OREGON
Democrats — Blumenauer, Y; Bonamici, Y; DeFazio, N; Schrader, Y.
Republicans — Walden, Y.

PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats — Boyle, Brendan F., N; Brady, N; Cartwright, N; Doyle, Michael F., N; Fattah, N.
Republicans — Barletta, Y; Costello, Y; Dent, Y; Fitzpatrick, Y; Kelly, Y; Marino, Y; Meehan, Y; Murphy, Y; Perry, N; Pitts, Y; Rothfus, N; Shuster, Y; Thompson, Y.

RHODE ISLAND
Democrats — Cicilline, N; Langevin, N.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Democrats — Clyburn, N.
Republicans — Duncan, N; Gowdy, Y; Mulvaney, N; Rice, Y; Sanford, Y; Wilson, Y.

SOUTH DAKOTA
Republicans — Noem, Y.

TENNESSEE
Democrats — Cohen, N; Cooper, Y.
Republicans — Black, Y; Blackburn, Y; DesJarlais, Y; Duncan, N; Fincher, Y; Fleischmann, Y; Roe, Y.

TEXAS
Democrats — Castro, N; Cuellar, Y; Doggett, N; Green, Al, N; Green, Gene, N; Hinojosa, Y; Jackson Lee, N; Johnson, E. B., Y; O'Rourke, Y; Veasey, N; Vela, N.
Republicans — Babin, Y; Barton, Y; Brady, Y; Burgess, N; Carter, Y; Conaway, Y; Culberson, Y; Farenthold, N; Flores, Y; Gohmert, N; Granger, Y; Hensarling, Y; Hurd, Y; Johnson, Sam, Y; Marchant, Y; McCaul, Y; Neugebauer, Y; Olson, Y; Poe, Y; Ratcliffe, Y; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y; Weber, Y; Williams, Y.

UTAH
Republicans — Bishop, Y; Chaffetz, Y; Love, Y; Stewart, Y.

VERMONT
Democrats — Welch, N.

VIRGINIA
Democrats — Beyer, Y; Connolly, Y; Scott, N.
Republicans — Brat, N; Comstock, Y; Forbes, Y; Goodlatte, Y; Griffith, N; Hurt, Y; Rigell, Y; Wittman, N.

WASHINGTON
Democrats — DelBene, Y; Heck, N; Kilmer, Y; Larsen, Y; McDermott, N; Smith, N.
Republicans — Herrera Beutler, Y; McMorris Rodgers, Y; Newhouse, Y; Reichert, Y.

WEST VIRGINIA
Republicans — Jenkins, N; McKinley, N; Mooney, N.

WISCONSIN
Democrats — Kind, Y; Moore, N; Pocan, N.
Republicans — Duffy, Y; Grothman, Y; Ribble, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.

WYOMING
Republicans — Lummis, N.

http://www.startribune.com/house-rol...ity/307156241/

http://www.alipac.us/f9/breaking-hou...e-deal-320314/

Oh, so Americans will lose their jobs because of this trade pact, so the government wanted to rob some working taxpayers to pay the workers their trade pact lays off.

I see.

So tell me again why ANY MEMBER of the US House of Representatives would vote for a trade pact the administration is clearly admitting costs Americans their jobs??!!!

What in the hell is wrong with you people? Are you insane? Are you all traitors? Are you the biggest set of elected morons in world history?! Hitler didn't even do this to his own people.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??!!

No "fast track" authority to fast track the US into greater poverty and indebtedness. NO NO NO NO!

KILL THE BILL BY VOTING AGAINST THE BILL.

NO MORE FREE TRADE TREASON AGREEMENTS.

NO. MORE. PERIOD.

And you need to repeal the trade deals you've already passed. It's time you acted like grown-up men and women doing the fiduciary job you've been elected, sworn and are very well paid to do, which is represent the best interests of the United States and US citizens, and passing treasonous trade deals that suck our industry, jobs. investment and technology out of our country and increase tax spending to compensate its victims ..... IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

The gravity of your stupidity is overwhelming.

ALABAMA
Republicans — Byrne, Y; Roby, Y; Rogers, Y.


ALASKA


ARIZONA
Republicans — Franks, Y; McSally, Y; Salmon, Y; Schweikert, Y.


ARKANSAS
Republicans — Crawford, Y; Hill, Y; Westerman, Y; Womack, Y.


CALIFORNIA
Republicans — Calvert, Y; Denham, Y; Issa, Y; Knight, Y; LaMalfa, Y; McCarthy, Y; McClintock, Y; Nunes, Y; Royce, Y; Valadao, Y; Walters, Mimi, Y.


COLORADO
Republicans — Coffman, Y; Lamborn, Y; Tipton, Y.


CONNECTICUT


DELAWARE


FLORIDA
Republicans — Bilirakis, Y; Buchanan, Y; Crenshaw, Y; Curbelo, Y; DeSantis, Y; Diaz-Balart, Y; Mica, Y; Miller, Y; Rooney, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, Y; Ross, Y;


GEORGIA
Republicans — Allen, Y; Carter, Y; Graves, Y; Hice, Jody B., Y; Loudermilk, Y; Price, Tom, Y; Scott, Austin, Y; Woodall, Y.


HAWAII


IDAHO
Republicans — Simpson, Y.


ILLINOIS
Republicans — Bost, Y; Davis, Rodney, Y; Dold, Y; Hultgren, Y; Kinzinger, Y; Roskam, Y; Shimkus, Y.


INDIANA
Republicans — Brooks, Y; Bucshon, Y; Messer, Y; Rokita, Y; Stutzman, Y; Walorski, Y; Young, Y.


IOWA
Republicans — Blum, Y; King, Y; Young, Y.


KANSAS
Republicans — Huelskamp, Y; Jenkins, Y; Pompeo, Y; Yoder, Y.


KENTUCKY
Republicans — Barr, Y; Guthrie, Y; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.


LOUISIANA
Republicans — Abraham, Y; Boustany, Y; Graves, Y; Scalise, Y.


MAINE


MARYLAND


MASSACHUSETTS


MICHIGAN
Republicans — Benishek, Y; Bishop, Y; Huizenga, Y; Miller, Y; Moolenaar, Y; Trott, Y; Upton, Y; Walberg, Y.


MINNESOTA
Republicans — Emmer, Y; Kline, Y; Paulsen, Y.


MISSISSIPPI
Republicans — Harper, Y; Kelly, Y; Palazzo, Y.


MISSOURI
Republicans — Graves, Y; Hartzler, Y; Long, Y; Luetkemeyer, Y; Smith, Y; Wagner, Y.


MONTANA
Republicans — Zinke, Y.


NEBRASKA
Republicans — Fortenberry, Y; Smith, Y.


NEVADA
Republicans — Amodei, X; Hardy, Y; Heck, Y.


NEW HAMPSHIRE
Republicans — Guinta, Y.


NEW JERSEY
Republicans — Frelinghuysen, Y; Lance, Y;


NEW MEXICO


NEW YORK
Republicans — Hanna, Y; Katko, N; King, Y; Reed, Y; Stefanik, Y;


NORTH CAROLINA
Republicans — Ellmers, Y; Foxx, Y; Holding, Y; Hudson, Y; McHenry, Y; Pittenger, Y; Rouzer, Y; Walker, Y.


NORTH DAKOTA
Republicans — Cramer, Y.


OHIO
Republicans — Boehner, Y; Chabot, Y; Gibbs, Y; Johnson, Y; Latta, Y; Renacci, Y; Stivers, Y; Tiberi, Y; Turner, Y; Wenstrup, Y.


OKLAHOMA
Republicans — Cole, Y; Lucas, Y; Mullin, Y;


OREGON
Republicans — Walden, Y.


PENNSYLVANIA
Republicans — Barletta, Y; Costello, Y; Dent, Y; Fitzpatrick, Y; Kelly, Y; Marino, Y; Meehan, Y; Murphy, Y; Pitts, Y; Shuster, Y; Thompson, Y.


RHODE ISLAND


SOUTH CAROLINA
Republicans — Gowdy, Y; Rice, Y; Sanford, Y; Wilson, Y.


SOUTH DAKOTA
Republicans — Noem, Y.


TENNESSEE
Republicans — Black, Y; Blackburn, Y; DesJarlais, Y; Fincher, Y; Fleischmann, Y; Roe, Y.


TEXAS
Republicans — Babin, Y; Barton, Y; Brady, Y; Carter, Y; Conaway, Y; Culberson, Y; Flores, Y; Gohmert, N; Granger, Y; Hensarling, Y; Hurd, Y; Johnson, Sam, Y; Marchant, Y; McCaul, Y; Neugebauer, Y; Olson, Y; Poe, Y; Ratcliffe, Y; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y; Weber, Y; Williams, Y.


UTAH
Republicans — Bishop, Y; Chaffetz, Y; Love, Y; Stewart, Y.


VERMONT


VIRGINIA
Republicans — Brat, N; Comstock, Y; Forbes, Y; Goodlatte, Y; Hurt, Y; Rigell, Y;


WASHINGTON
Republicans — Herrera Beutler, Y; McMorris Rodgers, Y; Newhouse, Y; Reichert, Y.


WEST VIRGINIA
Republicans


WISCONSIN
Republicans — Duffy, Y; Grothman, Y; Ribble, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.


WYOMING
Republicans

Democrats reject Obama on trade

By Eric Bradner and Deirdre Walsh, CNN
Updated 5:28 PM ET, Fri June 12, 2015



Story highlights

• House Democrats voted down a key part of President Barack Obama's trade deal on Friday
• Republicans are considering bringing the legislation back for consideration early next week

Washington (CNN)Sensing his free trade agenda was hours from a stunning defeat, President Barack Obama went to Capitol Hill on Friday morning to make a personal plea for his own party's support.

Democrats ignored him.

And now, the prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the biggest free trade deal in history, to be finalized and adopted are grim -- unless Democrats can be convinced to change their minds or Republicans can find another way to revive the bills and rescue Obama's biggest second-term legislative priority.

The House overwhelmingly rejected the first in a series of trade bills Friday, with Democrats voting against a program that aids displaced workers -- in large part because, under the chamber's procedures, its defeat meant the vote on the so-called "fast track" bill that followed was only symbolic, so the measure couldn't be sent to Obama's desk.

In a statement released Friday afternoon, Obama praised the approval of the fast-track bill and continued to press for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

"These kinds of agreements make sure that the global economy's rules aren't written by countries like China; they're written by the United States of America," Obama said. "And to stand in their way is to do nothing but preserve the long-term status quo for American workers, and make it even harder for them to succeed."

But Friday's votes provided the clearest evidence yet that, with 19 months left in his presidency, Obama's pulpit is less bully than it's ever been before.

It also showcased the strength of populist elements of both parties, who beat back an intense lobbying push from traditional Washington forces like the Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers.

Friday's vote doesn't mean the package of trade bills are dead. House Republican leaders have called for re-votes by Tuesday, and noted that they could even delay those votes further if necessary, buying Obama a little more time to lobby his own party and GOP leaders time to twist arms.

In fact, the most controversial element of the package -- trade promotion authority, which allows Obama to submit deals like the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership to Congress for a vote without amendments, which trade negotiators say is crucial to finalizing the deal -- actually narrowly passed.

That vote, though, was meaningless because of House procedural rules that said a separate bill that included Trade Adjustment Assistance -- a program that helps workers who lose their jobs due to trade shifts, and that's typically favored by Democrats -- also had to pass, but it was defeated, 302-126.

But the prospect of a re-vote gave the White House reason for optimism on Friday.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest termed the trade failure a "procedural snafu," adding that it still reflected a success that lawmakers were able to pass promotion authority.

Earnest called Obama's visit with House Democrats on Friday "productive" and said the President would continue working with lawmakers to advance his trade agenda.

The Pelosi factor

It was House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat who shepherded some of Obama's most controversial first-term bills like health care reform into law, who hurt the President the most on Friday.

After staying on the sidelines for most of the trade fight, Pelosi took to the House floor and announced her opposition to the bill -- giving cover to other Democrats who were considering breaking with Obama.

She acknowledged the strangeness of Democrats rejecting a Trade Adjustment Assistance measure they've favored for decades, but said the purpose was to win a broader fight.

"Our people would rather have a job than trade assistance," Pelosi said. "Its defeat, sad to say, is the only way that we will be able to slow down the fast track."

With Pelosi's opposition and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the 2016 presidential race, also keeping mum on trade promotion authority, Obama had scant high-level support within his own ranks.

Obama unable to sway Democrats

The President attended a 9:30 a.m. gathering of House Democrats, making his case after several high-level officials -- including Labor Secretary Tom Perez and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough -- made their cases in the days leading up to the vote.

As he left the meeting, Obama said, "I don't think you ever nail anything down around here. It's always moving."

Democrats who attended said they weren't swayed and that the President's outreach came too late.

"The President tried to both guilt people and impugn their integrity. I was insulted," Rep. Peter Defazio, D-Oregon, told reporters after the meeting.

One House Democrat told CNN on the condition of anonymity that in Friday's meeting, Obama "was fine until he turned it at the end and became indignant and alienated some folks. Bottom line, he may have swayed some Ds to vote yes, but Pelosi sealed the deal to vote no."

Another House Democrat said Obama's last-minute lobbying effort "absolutely" hurt the bill's chances.

"Democrats believe they often are taken granted and not appreciated," this House Democrat said. "There was a very strong concern about the lost jobs and growing income inequality. Unions are the last line of defense. A number of reporters have asked whether Democrats felt threatened by the unions. Most told me that they wanted to do nothing to further weaken unions."

Added this member of Congress, pointedly: "Ms. Clinton should take notice."

Republicans pushed hard for the trade package, but indicated it would largely be up to Obama to convince Democrats to change their mind on the Trade Adjustment Assistance portion of the set of bills.
House Speaker John Boehner called Friday's rejection of that bill "disappointing."

"Republicans did our part, and we remain committed to free trade because it is critical to creating jobs and growing our economy," he said. "I'm pleased that a bipartisan House majority supported trade promotion authority. This is an opportunity for the Democratic Party to take stock and move forward in a constructive fashion on behalf of the American people."

The next steps

Going into the weekend, it was unclear what exactly could change over the weekend to lead to a different result early next week, and which, if any, Democrats would vote differently if the TAA portion of the bill were to be reconsidered.

Pelosi already had her demands in mind. In a letter to House Democrats, she said the prospects for trade promotion authority would "greatly increase with the passage of a robust highway bill."

Other Democrats made the case that Democrats might realize their gambit could result in the elimination of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program after the symbolic vote in favor of trade promotion authority -- the bill Democrats really want to kill.

"If members of my caucus come to the belief that ... you could end up getting fast track without Trade Adjustment Assistance, I think many of my colleagues would reconsider Trade Adjustment Assistance," New York Democratic Rep. Steve Israel said. But, he added, "I don't think anybody knows where we're going right now.

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, the point person for House Republicans on trade, told reporters after Friday's votes, "this isn't over yet."

"America is being watched by the rest of world," Ryan warned, adding, "now the President has some work yet to do with his party to complete this process."

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/12/politi...deal-congress/

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, the point person for House Republicans on trade, told reporters after Friday's votes, "this isn't over yet."

"America is being watched by the rest of world," Ryan warned, adding, "now the President has some work yet to do with his party to complete this process."

Let me tell you who is being watched.

YOU'RE BEING WATCHED, Ryan.

And, and soon, hopefully in 2016, we'll be watching your ass kicked out of Congress by the good people of Wisconsin, who last time I checked, still prefer American Jobs for American Workers, over a smurf-faced TRAITOR selling out American Workers, taxpayers and citizens to line his campaign war chests with booty from foreign governments.

Originally Posted by Judy

Oh, so Americans will lose their jobs because of this trade pact, so the government wanted to rob some working taxpayers to pay the workers their trade pact lays off.

I see.

So tell me again why ANY MEMBER of the US House of Representatives would vote for a trade pact the administration is clearly admitting costs Americans their jobs??!!!

What in the hell is wrong with you people? Are you insane? Are you all traitors? Are you the biggest set of elected morons in world history?! Hitler didn't even do this to his own people.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??!!

No "fast track" authority to fast track the US into greater poverty and indebtedness. NO NO NO NO!

KILL THE BILL BY VOTING AGAINST THE BILL.

NO MORE FREE TRADE TREASON AGREEMENTS.

NO. MORE. PERIOD.

And you need to repeal the trade deals you've already passed. It's time you acted like grown-up men and women doing the fiduciary job you've been elected, sworn and are very well paid to do, which is represent the best interests of the United States and US citizens, and passing treasonous trade deals that suck our industry, jobs. investment and technology out of our country and increase tax spending to compensate its victims ..... IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

The gravity of your stupidity is overwhelming.

JUDY
EVERY ONE WHO WORK IN THE WHT HOUSE & SEE WHAT GOING ON &DON'T STAND UP FOR OUR COUNTRY WELL THEY ARE THE MORONS I SAY KILL THE BILL WAKE UP