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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Barbara Lee on Fast Track: "I'm working hard to make it go down...It's pretty horrendous."
For the Bay Area's congressional delegation, positions on the issues often come easy: Side with the president, and you'll usually please the area's relatively progressive business community as well, on issues ranging from immigration to the environment to gay rights.
But a new trade bill being fiercely debated this week has put these liberal Democrats in an uncomfortable position, at odds with powerful constituencies they rarely offend.
The bill would give the White House "fast track" authority to strike international trade deals and limit the power of Congress to amend them.
Rep. Barbara Lee is one of President Barack Obama's most ardent supporters, but on this issue she is helping to whip votes against the bill.
"I'm working hard to make it go down," said Lee, D-Oakland, who said giving the president the right to sign trade agreements that lawmakers can only vote up or down leaves Congress muzzled, the environment at dire risk, and too many U.S. workers jobless. "It's pretty horrendous." ....................(more)
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_27962074/bay-area-lawmakers-split-obama-silicon-valley-trade
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Recommended
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)where she will see that she just needs to stop being such a worrywart and trust the Administration.
villager
(26,001 posts)...daring to take a position different from the Executive Branch, which no one should ever, ever do in a democracy.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)/sarc
villager
(26,001 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)AzDar
(14,023 posts)FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Overseas
(12,121 posts)tomsaiditagain
(105 posts)The NEW WORLD ORDER is what's going down.
You aint seen nothing yet.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Dems to Win
(2,161 posts)Thanks for the link
d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)deurbano
(2,896 posts)Me too.
Thank you, Rep. Lee!
KG
(28,753 posts)You crack me up.
If Barbara Lee says it's horrendous, it's horrendous.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)I wish she would run, but in the current state our country is, she would never have the amount of money needed.
2banon
(7,321 posts)I asked her personally (back in 2003) to run for President for the 2004 elections. She smiled and thanked me for my support and then got up to the dais and delivered one hell of a fiery speech against the invasion of Iraq. She pulled no punches, she was on fire. It was brilliant, So happy she's my rep in Congress.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)and obama hasn't convinced anyone, except republicans
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)She's in my top 3 of people I wish would run for president
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)appalachiablue
(41,182 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Proud to be her constituent.
2banon
(7,321 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Thespian2
(2,741 posts)Go, Rep. Barbara Lee...this bastard "trade" agreement is toxic.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)daredtowork
(3,732 posts)She earns my vote by representing the things I want done at the political table. The only reason she sn't being brought up as a potentilal Presidential candidate is lack of MONEY.
Skittles
(153,226 posts)I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO TRUST HIM BECAUSE HE GIVES SUCH PURTY SPEECHES!
Pauldg47
(640 posts)....or he's got a bullet to his head.
still_one
(92,474 posts)Pauldg47
(640 posts)He may have friends in Indonesia whom he's had since childhood. These friends might be hoping he may fulfill promises he may of made to help the land they hold dear.
You do know his mother and second husband moved to Indonesia where Barrack spent many of his school years before moving back to Hawaii?
still_one
(92,474 posts)believes the TPP is good for America, the problem as most of us are aware is there appears to be a lot of missing gaps, questions, and and lack of protections. Besides Warren and Sanders issues with the TPP, Hillary also has issues with the TPP, and so do others, so unless proven otherwise, the TPP is probably as bad as they say
riqster
(13,986 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)I wonder how the vote count is looking now.
When are they going to vote on it?
imthevicar
(811 posts)would sell us out with this deal, I received tons of hate from this site. I was called names and fitted for a tin foil hat. but I'll say this, to all those who hated on me, I'm so sorry for all of us, but it sucks to be right!