The Senate voted 60-37 on Tuesday morning to invoke cloture on Trade Promotion Authority, meaning a final vote will be held tomorrow with no further opportunities for debate or amendments. The upper chamber needed 60 votes to pass the measure, making the 13 affirmative democratic votes all the more crucial in advancing the President’s trade agenda.
Live-updates on the Senate actions on Trade Promotion Authority
The secretive, multinational trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is one of the most contentious issues facing American politics today. The deal has seen widespread opposition for reasons including its’ restrictive intellectual property provisions and complete lack of transparency in the negotiations themselves. Key legislation on the passage of fast-track authority for the TPP has been at issue in the past month and is soon coming to a head; here’s what you need to know.
Critics of the corporate-friendly Trans-Pacific Partnership are lining up against what they call an “astroturf” operation claiming to represent progressives in favor of Fast Tracking the sweeping and secretive trade deal.
No such progressives exist, they say.
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