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Raine1967

(11,589 posts) Tue May 12, 2015, 02:50 PM May 2015

Watching C-Span, they say Fast Track was blocked.

http://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=c-span-2

They won't reach the 60 voters.

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Watching C-Span, they say Fast Track was blocked. (Original Post) Raine1967 May 2015 OP

Good. n/t winter is coming May 2015 #1

Not just blocked, but 52-45! hedda_foil May 2015 #2

China writes the rules? JaneyVee May 2015 #3

K&R Go Vols May 2015 #4

My headline would have been FlatBaroque May 2015 #5

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

1. Good. n/t

Reply to Raine1967 (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 02:51 PM

May 2015

hedda_foil

(16,372 posts)

2. Not just blocked, but 52-45!

Reply to Raine1967 (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 03:24 PM

May 2015

The Senate votes 52-45 against limiting debate on trade promotion authority legislation that would allow a “fast tracked” approval process for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that is under negotiation; 60 votes were needed for it to advance.

That's a huge difference, which makes the chance of bringing it up again in the near future less likely.