Here’s one time where I agree with Obama. TPP aka ObamaTrade will likely pass Congress, after the cowardly Republicans (and some far-left reps) survive their primary challenges. Obama like everyone else knows the cowardly Republicans will give him whatever he craves after they’ve secured their position for election this November.
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President Obama expressed confidence that his Trans-Pacific Partnership deal will pass Congress after members survive their contentious primaries and the presidential nominees of both parties are sorted out.
“I think after the primary season is over the politics settle down a little bit in Congress, and we’ll be in a position to start moving forward,” Obama explained during a press conference with Angela Merkel in Germany today.
Obama reminded reporters that a majority of Congress already passed the authorities for his administration to negotiate the complex deal with 11 countries, and it was only a matter of political nervousness.
The House of Representatives passed trade promotion authority in June 2015 with a narrow vote of 218-208. In the Senate, 13 Democrats joined Republicans to help pass the legislation with a filibuster proof majority of 60-37.
The deal has led several political candidates to flip their support of the deal to oppose it for political reasons.