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Omaha Steve

(99,618 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:37 PM Jan 2014

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Sen. Franken leads letter raising serious concerns on Fast Track

http://www.mnaflcio.org/news/sen-franken-leads-letter-raising-serious-concerns-fast-track

Minnesota Senator Al Franken lead 11 of is Senate colleagues in a latter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressing deep concerns on granting the President so-called "fast track" authority on trade agreements.

The letter calls for increased Congressional oversight for trade deals, stronger enforcement for currency manipulation, better labor and environmental controls, and increasing American competitiveness, particularly in the manufacturing sector.

Read the Letter: http://www.mnaflcio.org/sites/mnaflcio.advantagelabs.com/files/1-15-14%20TPA%20letter.pdf

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Sen. Franken leads letter raising serious concerns on Fast Track (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2014 OP

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #1

Bravo Senator Franken SayitAintSo Jan 2014 #2

Signed by Al Franken, Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Jack Reed, djean111 Jan 2014 #3

Senator Baldwin, our good senator, signed on. :) Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #6

That is my Senator. Thanks jwirr Jan 2014 #4

K&R /nt think Jan 2014 #5

Kick.... daleanime Jan 2014 #7

Loved Al since BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #8

Stuart Smalley saves the American worker! Squinch Jan 2014 #9

Good for him. I wish more legistators were willing to stand up to this. Armstead Jan 2014 #10

K&R Change has come Jan 2014 #11

K&R. pacalo Jan 2014 #12

I really like Al Franken. Just a nice, smart man! Little Star Jan 2014 #13

"... better labor and environmental controls, stronger enforcement for currency manipulation ..." pampango Jan 2014 #14

Atta boy Al..... a kennedy Jan 2014 #15

Proud Of Al colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #16

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

1. K & R !!!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:42 PM

Jan 2014

SayitAintSo

(2,207 posts)

2. Bravo Senator Franken

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:45 PM

Jan 2014

Keep up the good work!

djean111

(14,255 posts)

3. Signed by Al Franken, Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Jack Reed,

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:46 PM

Jan 2014

Ed Markey, Sheldon Whitehouse, Carl Levin, Jeff Merkley, Tom Harkin, Christopher Murphy, Richard Blumenthal

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

6. Senator Baldwin, our good senator, signed on. :)

Reply to djean111 (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 09:27 PM

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jwirr

(39,215 posts)

4. That is my Senator. Thanks

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 08:52 PM

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think

(11,641 posts)

5. K&R /nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 09:15 PM

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daleanime

(17,796 posts)

7. Kick....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 09:52 PM

Jan 2014

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

8. Loved Al since

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:29 PM

Jan 2014

Sat. Night Live! so damn smart!

Yay!!

The letter calls for increased Congressional oversight for trade deals, stronger enforcement for currency manipulation, better labor and environmental controls, and increasing American competitiveness, particularly in the manufacturing sector.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

9. Stuart Smalley saves the American worker!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:51 PM

Jan 2014

Doggone it! I like that Al Franken!

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

10. Good for him. I wish more legistators were willing to stand up to this.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:10 PM

Jan 2014

Change has come

(2,372 posts)

11. K&R

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 02:25 AM

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pacalo

(24,721 posts)

12. K&R.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 03:31 AM

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Little Star

(17,055 posts)

13. I really like Al Franken. Just a nice, smart man!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 10:43 AM

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pampango

(24,692 posts)

14. "... better labor and environmental controls, stronger enforcement for currency manipulation ..."

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 11:02 AM

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a kennedy

(29,655 posts)

15. Atta boy Al.....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 11:19 AM

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colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)

16. Proud Of Al

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 11:29 AM

Jan 2014

A general rule of thumb for me is if Max Baucus is for it it's bad and I'm not for it.

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