Senator Shumer is working to defeat the TPA and TPP

[cali]

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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer widened the gap Wednesday in his split with the White House over a trade deal with Asian and Pacific Rim nations, stating he won't support it without a crackdown on Chinese currency manipulation.

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The No. 3 Democrat in the Senate said he fears the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership
trade deal favored by President Barack Obama would only continue to cost American jobs.

Schumer, speaking in a conference call with reporters, said he will encourage his fellow Democrats in the Senate to oppose TPP, along with the Trade Promotion Authority that would allow the White House to fast-track the legislation through Congress without changes.

"I oppose this emerging deal," Schumer said, adding "I believe it will hurt jobs in Upstate New York and it will put us on the defensive in trying to grow back middle-class jobs," Schumer said.

Schumer compared the TPP deal to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that he opposed in the 1990s, despite intense lobbying from former President Bill Clinton.

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http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/schumer_no_deal_on_tpp_without_crackdown_on_chinese_currency_manipulation.html

Gillibrand is also against it.

[Sherman A1]

1. K&R!

I have already written both of my Senators on this issue. I doubt it will do any good, but one needs to try.

[cali]

2. Who are your critters/senators?

[Sherman A1]

4. Missouri

meaning McCaskill & Blunt.

[cali]

5. I know Blunt is a hardcore supporter. Is McCaskill on board?

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. I would love to hear all the constituents here from all 50 states

that they have either written or called their senators - critters indeed - good question Cali...

AZ Mccain and Flake here - done and done...but........

[d_legendary1]

11. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio

Both of these critters love TPP. I've been calling Nelson's office but Marco is as dirty as they come.

[newfie11]

3. I can relate

I'm in SD and ignored by Thune and Rounds.

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. Theater? "No TPP trade deal without crackdown on Chinese currency manipulation"

Schumer is not really fighting against TPP.

He's working to add this currency manipulation thing.

And once it gets added they will call it a compromise, say it's fixed, and whip up enough votes to pass it.

Probably we hear so much about currency manipulation because it's of especially important interest to the financial industry and the investment class.

But it's not even close to being the worse aspect of the TPP.

In my opinion this is theater, Schumer is working to protect the financial industry, while also putting on a show to give Democrats an excuse to vote for the TPP once this change is made.

[daleanime]

8. +1

[annabanana]

9. And here, for a moment, I thought Chuck had been brought around... sigh

I should know better by now.

[Punx]

10. Exactly!

Meanwhile here in P-Town the absurdity of Obama pushing "Free Trade" at Nike. Outside of prototypes, Nike hasn’t manufactured anything in the US in decades!

[cali]

13. he voted against nafta

[hedda_foil]

12. Boy, if finger in the wind Schumer is doing a press call to decry TPA and TPP...

The odds may be turning in our favor.