by Bill Scher | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Left Energized By Trade Fight Congressional Progressive Caucus members hope fast track fight, win or lose, will influence Hillary. Roll Call: "Ideally, Clinton would have come out already against TPA, [Caucus co-chairs] Grijalva, Ellison and others say. But if she...
by Bill Scher | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Upcoming Events Next Week Tackle Inequality Sen. Elizabeth Warren's and Rep. Elijah Cummings' Middle Class Prosperity Project visits Howard University Monday, 2:30 PM: "The forum will focus on the effect of rising college costs on the middle class particularly the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fast Track Heads To Senate Floor Senate Finance Committee passes fast track bill. The Hill: "The panel approved, on an 20-6 vote, a long-awaited trade promotion authority (TPA) measure with the support of seven Democrats ... Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Debbie...
by Bill Scher | Apr 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Obama v. Warren Over TPP Obama criticizes Warren on TPP during MSNBC interview. Time quotes: "We’re allies on a whole host of issues. But she’s wrong on this ... [She] is out there saying things like this about the trade agreement: ‘It’s going to help the rich get...
by Bill Scher | Apr 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Progressives Rip Fast-Track (But Where's The Tea Party?) Populism2015 rally against fast-track puts pressure on Democrats. Washington Examiner: 'Thank you for lying to us,' said Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO labor federation, during a noon...