Republicans ask Obama to send Congress trade pacts

[FreakinDJ]

Source: Doug Palmer | Reuters

Republicans ask Obama to send Congress trade pacts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly a dozen Republican senators on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to quickly send Congress three long-delayed trade deals that they said would help put Americans back to work.

"If the president really cares about jobs, he will send up the agreements immediately," Senator Rob Portman told reporters, referring to deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia signed more than four years ago.

With Obama set to outline his ideas for reducing high U.S. unemployment in a speech on Thursday night, Senator Mike Johanns urged the president to announce that he will send the pacts to Congress this week.

The senators said they were frustrated that Obama has repeatedly called on lawmakers to approve the trade pacts but still has not formally submitted them to Congress.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-press-obama-send-congress-trade-pacts-155928003.html

[Enrique]

1. it sounds like they're not "taking Boehner at his word"

which is always a good thing to see...

...At a separate news conference, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not schedule action on the trade bills unless the House passes the TAA program first.

"Unless (TAA) passes the House, we're not going to take up any of the trade bills over here," Reid told reporters.

House Speaker John Boehner "has said he will get this done, but I think we have to make sure that something doesn't go awry," Reid said, adding he planned to discuss the issue on Wednesday evening with White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley.

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[OhioChick]

2. If Republicans are urging these fucked up trade agreements...

Then you KNOW it's a bad idea.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Sounds like Obama and Reid don't believe the Repubs negotiate in good faith.

I wonder where they got that idea...

[lib2DaBone]

4. They already KNOW this will send jobs offshore....

"Nearly a dozen Republican senators on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to quickly send Congress three long-delayed trade deals that they said would help put Americans back to work."

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Republicans pull the strings.. Obama jumps.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

5. I predict that the Republicans get their trade deal.

Call me psychic.