Congress has already admitted that jobs will be lost in future trade deals....
The Democrats and Republicans were evenly divided on TPP and Fast Track — so why has the media been saying that, on this issue, there was a huge divide among the Democrats? Basically, most Democrats were AGAINST TPP and Fast Track and most Republicans were FOR it. I crunched some numbers:
The same percentage of Republicans in Congress (in the House and Senate) who voted FOR fast track and TPP is the same percentage of Democrats who voted AGAINST it; it's only because the GOP had a majority of members in Congress that they won the vote in both the House and Senate.
81% of all Republicans in Congress (Senate and House) voted FOR fast track and TPP.
80% of all Democrats in Congress (Senate and House) voted AGAINST fast track and TPP.
The Break Down
SENATE: 87% of Republicans and 28% of Democrats voted FOR fast track and TPP. (including Independents)
SENATE: 75% of Democrats voted AGAINST fast track and TPP. (including Independents)
HOUSE: 77% of Republicans and 15% of Democrats voted FOR fast track and TPP.
HOUSE: 19% of Republicans and 85% of Democrats voted AGAINST fast track and TPP.
SENATE
54 Republicans
44 Democrats
2 Independents
100 total votes
The Senate vote was 60-38 to pass fast track and TPP.
Of 54 Republican votes: 47 voted "yea" for fast track and TPP, while 5 voted voted "yea", and 2 didn't vote.
Of 44 Democratic votes: 13 voted "yea" for fast track and TPP, while 31 voted voted "nay".
Of 2 Independent votes: 0 vote "yea' for fast track and TPP, while 2 voted "nay".
HOUSE
246 Republicans
188 Democrats
434 total votes
The House vote was 218-208 to pass fast track and TPP.
Republican votes: 48 voted "nay" for fast track and TPP, while 190 voted voted "yea".
Democratic votes: 160 voted "nay" for fast track and TPP, while 28 voted voted "yea".
Below are the Democrats who voted FOR fast track and TPP in both the Senate and House:
SENATE
1) Michael Bennet (CO)
2) Maria Cantwell (WA)
3) Ron Wyden (OR)
4) Tom Carper (DE)
5) Chris Coons (DE)
6) Dianne Feinstein
7) Heidi Heitkamp
8) Tim Kaine (VA)
9) Claire McCaskill (MO)
10) Patty Murray (WA)
11) Bill Nelson (FL)
12) Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
13) Mark Warner (VA)
— Ben Cardin (MD) Changed his vote to nay, but supported the bills.
HOUSE
1) Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL (DNC Chairperson)
2) Earl Blumenauer OR
3) Gerry Connolly VA
4) Jim Cooper TN
5) Henry Cuellar TX
6) John Delaney MD
7) Eddie Bernice Johnson TX
8) Ron Kind WI
8) Rick Larsen WA
10) Susan Day CA
11) Sam Farr CA
12) R Hinojosa TX
13) Gregory Meeks NY
14) Scott Peters CA
15) Jim Costa CA
16) James Heinz CT
17) Jared Polis CO
18) Kurt Schrader OR
19) Mike Quigley IL
20) Terri Sewell AL
21) Suzanne Bonamici OR
22) Suzan DelBene WA
23) Ami Bera CA
24) Beto O'Rourke TX
25) Derek Kilmer WA
26) Brad Ashford NE
27) Kathleen Rice NY
28) Donald Beyer VA
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