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In reply to the discussion: Events 2013 [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)132. WA Fair Trade breakfast and educational event; Tukwil 11/20
Please join us for a Breakfast Launch of the WFTC Education Fund...
This Fund will enable us to expand our education on the impacts of the TPP and future trade deals, to every eater, worker and member of communities here in WA. We need to be able to reach people throughout our state and in the diverse languages of our people. And we need your support in doing that because it wasnt one organization or one sector that stopped the WTO expansion or the FTAA it was a movement.
November 20, 2013
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Hosted by IAM District 751
9125 - 15th Place S, Seattle, WA
For more information & to buy tickets contact: [email protected]
206.227.3079
This Fund will enable us to expand our education on the impacts of the TPP and future trade deals, to every eater, worker and member of communities here in WA. We need to be able to reach people throughout our state and in the diverse languages of our people. And we need your support in doing that because it wasnt one organization or one sector that stopped the WTO expansion or the FTAA it was a movement.
November 20, 2013
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Hosted by IAM District 751
9125 - 15th Place S, Seattle, WA
For more information & to buy tickets contact: [email protected]
206.227.3079
Rep. McDermott Leads Bi-Partisan Opposition to Fast-Track Authority
Rep. McDermott was an original signer and took part in the press conference yesterday, announcing the DeLauro-Miller letter which was sent to the President Obama signed by 151 members of the US House. They state "we will oppose 'Fast Track' Trade Promotion Authority or any other mechanism delegating Congress' constitutional authority over trade policy that continues to exclude us from having a meaningful role in the formative states of trade agreements and throughout negotiating and approval processes."
Signers include 18 of 21 Ranking Members from the full committees and 73 from subcommittees, as well as other Democratic Party leadership. While seven members of the Ways & Means Committee did sign the DeLauro-Miller letter, an additional letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, led by Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), was also sent to the President on Friday, stating that any new trade authority "must reflect the changing nature of international trade and ensure that Congress plays a more meaningful role in the negotiating process than in the 2002 TPA [Trade Promotion Authority]."
Republicans also sent 2 letters in opposition to Fast Track, signed by 27 members. One letter, led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) and signed by diverse GOP House members from Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and John Mica (R-FL) to Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Steve Stockman (R-TX) to Frank Lobiondo (R-NJ) and Frank Wolf (R-VA), stated, "we do not agree to cede our constitutional authority to the executive through an approval of a request for 'Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority.'"
The WFTC regrets that Reps Smith, Larsen, Kilmer, DelBene & Heck were in the minority of their own party in not signing on to this letter. We hope that they are committed to voting against fast-track because at this point in time it is the Republicans such as Rep. Dave Reichert who are carrying the water for a fast-track vote Not the Democrats. And not even all of the Republicans-take note Reps Herrera-Beutler, Hastings and McMorris-Rodgers!
Rep. McDermott was an original signer and took part in the press conference yesterday, announcing the DeLauro-Miller letter which was sent to the President Obama signed by 151 members of the US House. They state "we will oppose 'Fast Track' Trade Promotion Authority or any other mechanism delegating Congress' constitutional authority over trade policy that continues to exclude us from having a meaningful role in the formative states of trade agreements and throughout negotiating and approval processes."
Signers include 18 of 21 Ranking Members from the full committees and 73 from subcommittees, as well as other Democratic Party leadership. While seven members of the Ways & Means Committee did sign the DeLauro-Miller letter, an additional letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, led by Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), was also sent to the President on Friday, stating that any new trade authority "must reflect the changing nature of international trade and ensure that Congress plays a more meaningful role in the negotiating process than in the 2002 TPA [Trade Promotion Authority]."
Republicans also sent 2 letters in opposition to Fast Track, signed by 27 members. One letter, led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) and signed by diverse GOP House members from Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and John Mica (R-FL) to Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Steve Stockman (R-TX) to Frank Lobiondo (R-NJ) and Frank Wolf (R-VA), stated, "we do not agree to cede our constitutional authority to the executive through an approval of a request for 'Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority.'"
The WFTC regrets that Reps Smith, Larsen, Kilmer, DelBene & Heck were in the minority of their own party in not signing on to this letter. We hope that they are committed to voting against fast-track because at this point in time it is the Republicans such as Rep. Dave Reichert who are carrying the water for a fast-track vote Not the Democrats. And not even all of the Republicans-take note Reps Herrera-Beutler, Hastings and McMorris-Rodgers!
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