{"id":5240,"date":"2015-06-12T15:26:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?p=5240"},"modified":"2015-06-19T08:32:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T12:32:19","slug":"important-victory-in-ongoing-fight-against-fast-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/blog\/2015\/06\/12\/important-victory-in-ongoing-fight-against-fast-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Victory in Ongoing Fight against Fast Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #000000;\">In a huge victory for Main Street over Wall Street, the House of Representatives voted to block Fast Track legislation for the Trans-Pacfic Partnership \u2014 a least for now.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;House Democrats rebuffed a dramatic personal appeal from President Obama on Friday, torpedoing his ambitious push to expand his trade negotiating power \u2014 and, quite likely, his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean,\u201d is how the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/13\/us\/politics\/obamas-trade-bills-face-tough-battle-against-house-democrats.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;module=first-column-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;hp&amp;_r=4\">New York Times<\/a> put the Friday, June 12th vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;The dramatic defeat could sink the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),\u201d said the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/president-obama-is-all-in-on-trade-sees-it-as-a-cornerstone-of-his-legacy\/2015\/06\/12\/32b6dce8-1073-11e5-a0dc-2b6f404ff5cf_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Ordinary constituents holding their elected officials accountable is what cracked the unified front of corporate lobbyists and political elites pushing this legislation. \u00a0THANK YOU to everyone who worked so hard for this win \u2014 unfortunately, it&#8217;s not over yet.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">We have every expectation that those seeking to profit from offshoring American jobs will push for fast track again soon, just as\u00a0we have every confidence their attempts will be defeated once more.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">The House separated the Fast Track bill passed by the Senate into two parts: Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for displaced workers and the Fast Track process. \u00a0Both parts needed to pass for the bill to pass. \u00a0The House voted down the TAA portion by\u00a0a dramatic 126 &#8211; 302 vote, thus\u00a0voting down\u00a0the entire bill.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Find out how your Representative voted on the <a href=\"http:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/evs\/2015\/roll362.xml\">Fast Track process here<\/a> and on <a href=\"http:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/evs\/2015\/roll361.xml\">TAA here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Transnational corporations have\u00a0been pushing for fast track since January of last year, and each day the public opposition to it has grown stronger. \u00a0With your continued support, that\u2019s only going to continue.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/1034\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=18009\">Tell your Representative to keep voting NO on Fast Track and cynical TAA ploys here<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a huge victory for Main Street over Wall Street, the House of Representatives voted to block Fast Track legislation for the Trans-Pacfic Partnership \u2014 a least for now. . 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