AFL-CIO President Trumka Credits Pelosi With Blow To ObamaTrade

AFL-CIO President Trumka Credits Pelosi With Blow To ObamaTrade

by Caroline May 12 Jun 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/12/afl-cio-president-trumka-credits-pelosi-with-blow-to-obamatrade/

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is thanking House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) 7^% for breaking with President Obama and leveling a blow to a key aspect of his trade agenda.

“Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) 7^% has always fought for working families and today her leadership on the trade package vote was instrumental in the House voting against another bad trade deal,” the labor union head said Friday following the vote.

Earlier in the day, Pelosi took to the House floor to reveal that she would be opposing the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) bill to “slow down the fast-track,” or Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).

“The facts are these: If TAA fails, the fast-track bill is stopped,” she said.

“For these and other reasons I will be voting today to slow down the fast-track to get a better deal for the American people. Bigger paychecks, better infrastructure, help the American people fulfill the American Dream,” Pelosi said.

After Pelosi’s floor speech, Democrats voted en mass against TAA, a measure considered essential to get TPA on the president’s desk.

“She stood up against corporate interests and as always put first the people who are too often left out of trade agreement discussions,” Trumka added. “I applaud Rep. Pelosi’s bravery and leadership on this and look forward to working with her on good trade bills.”

The 126-302 vote against TAA, represented a striking defeat for Obama who had visited the Democratic caucus that morning to plea for support.

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi is the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, Terri McCullough is her chief of staff, Cecile Richards was her deputy chief of staff, and invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.

Note: Terri McCullough is Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff, and married to Howard Wolfson.

Howard Wolfson is married to Terri McCullough, and was a partner at the Glover Park Group.

Glover Park Group is the lobby firm for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, the founder of the Soros Fund Management, was married in 2013, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and Mark Schwartz was his senior adviser.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

Bretton Woods Conference called for creation of the International Trade Organization.

Mark Schwartz was the president & CEO for the Soros Fund Management, George Soros’s senior adviser, and a director at the MasterCard Incorporated.

Merit E. Janow is a director at the MasterCard Incorporated, and was an appellate body member for the World Trade Organization.

Cecile Richards was Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, the founder & president of America Votes, is the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and married to Kirk Adams.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Kirk Adams is married to Cecile Richards, the international EVP for the Service Employees International Union, and was the organizing director for the AFL-CIO.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a national partner with America Votes.

Mary Kay Henry is the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

AFL-CIO is a national partner with America Votes.

Richard L. Trumka is the president of the AFL-CIO, a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and was a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

Economic Policy Institute: TiSA Trade Agreement ‘Will Usurp America’s Authority to Make Immigration Policy’

by Breitbart News12 Jun 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/12/economic-policy-institute-tisa-trade-agreement-will-usurp-americas-authority-to-make-immigration-policy/

From the Economic Policy Institute:

Proponents of Trade Promotion Authority (aka fast-track trade negotiating authority), which the House of Representatives will likely vote on soon, have made an unequivocal promise that future trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will explicitly exclude any provisions that would require a change to U.S. immigration law, regulations, policy, or practices. Many members of Congress in both parties have expressed concern that trade agreements might limit America’s ability to set immigration policy. Republican congressmen Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) 60^% and Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-VA) 68^%have responded by explicitly assuring members of their party that there will be no immigration provisions in any trade bill.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has stated in an interrogatory with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and via letter that nothing is being negotiated in the TPP that “would require any modification to U.S. immigration law or policy or any changes to the U.S. visa system.”

Michael B.G. Froman is the trade representative for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Barack Obama’s law school friend, a director at the Export-Import Bank of the US, was an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, a fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, and an advisory board member for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team.

Penny S. Pritzker is a director at the Export-Import Bank of the US, the secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and Craig M. Robinson’s basketball coach for the children's team.

International Trade Administration is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

William M. Daley was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce, a member of the Obama-Biden economic advisory team, an advisory board member for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is Craig M. Robinson’s sister.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and is Michael B.G. Froman’s law school friend.     

Michael B.G. Froman is Barack Obama’s law school friend, the trade representative for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, a director at the Export-Import Bank of the US, was an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, a fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, and an advisory board member for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team.

Joseph T. Hansen was a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, is a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

James P. Hoffa is a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, and the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a national partner with America Votes.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a national partner with America Votes.

AFL-CIO is a national partner with America Votes.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Cecile Richards was the founder & president of America Votes, Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, is the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and married to Kirk Adams.

Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff was Cecile Richards, was invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception, Terri McCullough is her chief of staff, and is the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives.