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170. The Portman-Stabenow amendment is attached to the TPA, not the TPP.
Fri May 15, 2015, 12:38 AM
May 2015
The real showdown will be over the Portman-Stabenow amendment attached to the trade promotion authority itself. If that reached Mr. Obama’s desk, supporters say, the president would have to sign it.

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The House speaker, who has long been at odds with Mr. Obama, looks as of he intends to be a bulwark for the White House on this issue. “We’ve had this discussion about currency between countries and continents for the 25 years that I’ve been here, and to think that Congress can legislate what currency valuations are between countries is almost laughable,” Mr. Boehner said Thursday.

Democrats and Republicans in both congressional chambers disagree. Ms. Stabenow took to the Senate floor to argue that Japan’s weak yen is effectively raising the price of American automobiles there. “Currency manipulation is the most significant 21st-century trade barrier that American businesses and workers face today, and it is the least enforced against,” she said.

Ms. Pelosi expressed her own frustration with the White House. “The administration has been pretty clear that they don’t want this in the bill,” she said. “We keep saying, ‘Well, what other suggestions do you have?’” “There is a general belief,” she added, “that currency manipulation has been responsible for the loss of many jobs in this country.”

Such talk has administration officials worried and playing defense. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew has said Japan has refrained in recent years from the kind of blatant currency manipulation it practiced in the past. And China, which has closely managed its own currency, has let the renminbi rise against the dollar.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/business/senate-vote-currency-manipulation-fast-track-trade.html?_r=0


It is REALLY challenging trying to keep up with all of this!



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This message was self-deleted by its author Unknown Beatle May 2015 #152
hehehehe... Popeye Point! cui bono May 2015 #157
Obama said if this were the 80s, he would be considered a Republican... Eleanors38 May 2015 #217
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I am with you. JDPriestly May 2015 #27
wouldn't it be nice if she actually said how she stands on the TPP? marym625 May 2015 #145
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The only difference is she did not have to take a stand Dustlawyer May 2015 #150
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The party is not going to change for you. F4lconF16 May 2015 #6
Then let's start picketing their homes. aspirant May 2015 #7
Exactly. F4lconF16 May 2015 #8
The party isn't gonna change. Period. At least not in your lifetime, or the next one. jtuck004 May 2015 #14
Haven't forgotten marym625 May 2015 #154
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Most people forget the "love" part of that quote marym625 May 2015 #191
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And the first thing the PTB will do is send in the agent provocateur zeemike May 2015 #134
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I do and I am and I have marym625 May 2015 #177
It's the outside-the-party activism that is critical. F4lconF16 May 2015 #179
Well, since I am not an elected official marym625 May 2015 #187
This message was self-deleted by its author marym625 May 2015 #199
I'm sorry marym625 May 2015 #200
It's a sad day when you realize disappointment is as good as it gets. AtomicKitten May 2015 #9
Isn't though. And that's exactly what we get. for decades now marym625 May 2015 #23
Question? sheshe2 May 2015 #10
So that when we turn our backs on them, MannyGoldstein May 2015 #17
my favorite Pink Floyd song from my favorite Pink Floyd album marym625 May 2015 #18
normally, it's too depressing for me to listen to MannyGoldstein May 2015 #26
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I asked a question. sheshe2 May 2015 #115
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Wyden and his protrade democrats marym625 May 2015 #37
I'm just glad Obama wasn't on that list Autumn May 2015 #66
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Did anyone really expect a different outcome? Geronimoe May 2015 #11
Yes, you are right marym625 May 2015 #48
This Needs to start a Revolution bob4460 May 2015 #13
There are a few that I believe are altruistic marym625 May 2015 #49
I've been afk a bit, what have I missed, what is this in reference to? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #15
I think we both missed something ... what happened? Hiraeth May 2015 #25
In a nutshell... randome May 2015 #29
Thank you. I did not know that the GOP had withdrawn amendments. Hiraeth May 2015 #32
Actually, I'm guessing at that part because the information I've seen is sketchy. randome May 2015 #36
Well, not GOP amendments... yallerdawg May 2015 #41
That's it. I knew I had it wrong but I wasn't able to find the posts for it. Thanks. randome May 2015 #43
And they have been withdrawn so fast track is back? Is there a link? Hiraeth May 2015 #45
Wrong. But thanks for playing marym625 May 2015 #53
Fastrak vote? JDPriestly May 2015 #31
It appears so ... is there a link ? Hiraeth May 2015 #35
see reply 51 marym625 May 2015 #54
see reply 51 marym625 May 2015 #52
A lot of the Dems who voted against the TPP fast tracking reversed their votes, so now Nay May 2015 #34
Wrong, "fast track" has been rejected. yallerdawg May 2015 #44
Is there a link anywhere? Thanks Hiraeth May 2015 #46
Give me a minute marym625 May 2015 #50
The Senate is debating and considering... yallerdawg May 2015 #56
Thanks. turning it on marym625 May 2015 #62
Here's some background marym625 May 2015 #51
Thank you for clarifying what is actually going on. yallerdawg May 2015 #76
No, I appreciate your opinion marym625 May 2015 #79
Thank you. 840high May 2015 #120
You, 840high, are welcome marym625 May 2015 #125
Let's hope Japan and Malaysia are "scared off." SMC22307 May 2015 #161
I thought that the deal reached marym625 May 2015 #164
The Portman-Stabenow amendment is attached to the TPA, not the TPP. SMC22307 May 2015 #170
ok. I am confused marym625 May 2015 #174
It was taken out, they did vote, and it passed 78-20. HOWEVER... SMC22307 May 2015 #178
and, if I understand it correctly marym625 May 2015 #186
To make things even more interesting... food fight from Japan! SMC22307 May 2015 #205
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This: CrispyQ May 2015 #85
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I have to admit, I'm a little bit confused marym625 May 2015 #57
Sorry I misread your post and was speaking to something else. think May 2015 #73
absolutely no reason to apologize marym625 May 2015 #74
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That's a Bill Maher quote: demwing May 2015 #88
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. MohRokTah May 2015 #65
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alrighty then marym625 May 2015 #70
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PROPAGANDA. woo me with science May 2015 #96
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They won't - 840high May 2015 #122
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The Democrats are willing to bravely support any progressive bill bvar22 May 2015 #95
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After today marym625 May 2015 #110
I agree-- emsimon33 May 2015 #106
You are not the fool marym625 May 2015 #111
The rank and file Democrat has lost their religion raindaddy May 2015 #119
I hope the cowardice of Hillary Clinton will be recognized and remembered marym625 May 2015 #123
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One more case of Triangulated Bait and Switch. Ford_Prefect May 2015 #128
Someone just posted about the democratic party and triangulation marym625 May 2015 #136
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Thank you marym625 May 2015 #138
from your lips DonCoquixote May 2015 #133
Billy BigDawg. ha! marym625 May 2015 #139
They insult the very people who put them in office. Why do they even bother to hide this Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #140
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The illusion has dropped. Maedhros May 2015 #146
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That quote has been posted on DU off and on Art_from_Ark May 2015 #160
Thanks marym625 May 2015 #163
I can't find any concrete attribution of that quote Art_from_Ark May 2015 #181
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All we have left are our imaginary guitar solos. [n/t] Maedhros May 2015 #162
I like it marym625 May 2015 #165
The quote is from a documentary. Maedhros May 2015 #180
Thank you marym625 May 2015 #190
At the end of "Joe's Garage," Joe - who only ever wanted to play guitar - has been stripped of RadiationTherapy May 2015 #208
Thank you marym625 May 2015 #209
Here is the greatest example of the point and one of Frank's most exquisite works. RadiationTherapy May 2015 #210
Thanks! marym625 May 2015 #211
That is so old... davekriss May 2015 #153
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Frank had a talent for seeing things for what they were. [n/t] Maedhros May 2015 #183
Yes. woo me with science May 2015 #221
Kick and R. BeanMusical May 2015 #155
Thank you marym625 May 2015 #158
Infuriating, but don't lose heart -- sunlight is a disinfectant Freelancer May 2015 #185
I really hope so marym625 May 2015 #194
The drama! treestar May 2015 #188
uhm. care to elaborate? marym625 May 2015 #195
I had hoped my anger over this outragous betrayal would have subsided somewhat by now. 99Forever May 2015 #193
I am becoming angrier as time goes on marym625 May 2015 #196
kick woo me with science May 2015 #206
Thank you, love! marym625 May 2015 #207
Thank you, woo me with science May 2015 #212
kick woo me with science May 2015 #213
Thanks again marym625 May 2015 #215
K&R liberal_at_heart May 2015 #214
Thanks! marym625 May 2015 #216
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