by Bill Scher | May 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Can Fast Track Be Slowed To A Halt? Initial cloture vote on fast track wins after currency manipulation bill passes. W. Post: "...13 Democrats joined 52 Republicans in a procedural vote to move forward with fast-track legislation ... 'I don’t think there are enough...
by Bill Scher | May 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Filibuster Busted Senate Dems drop fast track filibuster, but fight not over. NYT: "A series of trade-related votes will begin Thursday and stretch well into next week ... While the pathway to passage became clearer Wednesday, it is still treacherous. Most Senate...
by Bill Scher | May 13, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
Earlier this week, conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that the re-election of British Prime Minister David Cameron, following the reelection of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and the Republican midterm election victory, proves that "the...
by Bill Scher | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fast Track Off Track Dems unite to filibuster fast track. W. Post: "[Sen. Ron] Wyden and more than a dozen other pro-trade Senate Democrats voted against a Republican proposal to begin consideration of [fast track.] The vote was 52-45, short of the 60 votes needed ......
by Bill Scher | May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
High Noon For Fast Track Vote Suspense thick before Senate procedural vote on fast-track today. The Hill: "...with most Democrats now demanding that all four trade bills — fast-track, TAA, a customs enforcement bill and a package of trade preferences for African...
