Scheduled a vote for today on Fast Track, even after last Friday's clear defeat of a package including Fast Track

Friend,

House Republicans just won't quit. They've scheduled a vote for today on Fast Track, even after last Friday's clear defeat of a package including Fast Track. It's all a sneaky series of maneuvers by Speaker Boehner to eke out a victory for his corporate backers. Scarier still, there's a real chance he could succeed this time.

Your representative voted for Fast Track last week, in a vote that clearly put corporate profits over everyday people. But at least last week's package included protections for workers displaced by trade. Those worker protections have been stripped from the package being considered before Congress today, and all your Representative has is the word of Speaker Boehner that he'll add worker protections back in later. Do you think that's good enough? I certainly don't. 

Even if you've called before, your calls are urgently needed now, in the next few hours before the vote happens.

• Rep. Peters - (202) 225-0508

Here's a script you can use to make your call:

I am calling to express my concern about Fast Track, and to encourage Rep. Rep. Peters to vote against Fast Track today. Speaker Boehner's promises that he'll include vital protections for workers whose jobs are displaced due to trade deals later aren't good enough. The only option that's fair to workers is a 'no' vote on Fast Track. Thanks for passing along my message.

Once you've called, let us know how your call went.

Fast Track is an agreement to speed passage (or ‘fast track’) the TPP through Congress if it comes for a vote. Our elected officials will have no opportunity to amend or fix the deal. It’s the ultimate anti-democratic move, and something our representatives should want no part in.

Needless to say, there are a lot of powerful interests who are counting on the TPP to pad corporate profits at our expense. And since Fast Track needs to happen for the TPP to pass, the Obama administration, House Republican leadership and mega-corporations (talk about strange bedfellows!) are piling pressure onto our representatives to pass Fast Track ASAP.

But with every major corporation you can think of lined up in support of the bill, our Members of Congress know that their reelection coffers will be looking much more full if they forfeit their duty and grant the President Fast Track Authority. We need to stand up to mega-corporations and stop Fast Track in its tracks.

Even if you’ve called before, can you call your representative again? 

Thanks for all you do,
Kaytee and the rest of us

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More Information:

House GOP Eyes Clean Fast-Track Trade Bill Without TAA Funding, Huffington Post, 16 June 2015

 

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