Nancy Pelosi just said on C-Span she's voting against TPA.

[PADemD]

[marym625]

1. Yeah, I was truly shocked

[Enthusiast]

31. I am shocked!

Truly.

[marym625]

32. All the calls made a difference, I think

That and I guess President Obama was rather insulting, which didn't help him

[MADem]

2. Did she elaborate at all...or was it just a quick comment? nt

[PADemD]

3. It was an elaborate speech.

[MADem]

19. She will hopefully put it up on her page! nt

[Proud Public Servant]

4. Lengthy comment on the House floor (nt)

[tritsofme]

5. Not TPA which she was expected to oppose, but TAA which traditionally wins strong Democratic support

Very very poor decision by Pelosi. This could not only scuttle the president's trade agenda, but permanently kill the TAA program. Republicans will not allow a vote on TAA that is not linked to TPA, this will kill it.

[upaloopa]

6. We want to scuttle the President's trade agenda

Why wouldn't we?

[sabrina 1]

11. It's not the President's agenda, it is the agenda of multi national Corporations. People in every

country who are part of this deal, have been opposing it from the beginning. Not so of course, the obscenely wealthy Corporate entities and their lobbyists with their bags of money to try to buy votes in the governments of all the nations involved.

The mystery of the century is why this president has aligned himself with this disaster.

Good for Pelosi, I was afraid she was going to cave.

[Hoyt]

27. Really, why are all 11 countries in TPP, all European countries in the TPIP -- including Sanders'

Scandinavian favorites -- and more ready to sign these agreements when finalized? I guess every one -- some 40-50 governments -- have all been brainwashed by corporations. All of them must have leaders who are just stupid and planning on selling their citizens/working-people into slavery, destroying their health care systems, destroying their domestic corporations, etc..

The agreement will likely still go through, but we won't get all the countries to agree to some of the things that would make it better for us, and the world.

At best, opponents have hurt Obama/our chances of ensuring our future in a global word (whether we like it, or not), by acting like Nationalists, Sovereign Citizens, etc. That's the kind of stuff that starts wars.

[madokie]

9. Awesome

Thanks Nancy I love you

[cali]

12. excellent decision by Pelosi. Just hope it's not some charade

wherein she knows there are enough dem votes to pass it.

And sinking TPA is worth killing TAA.

[tritsofme]

17. I imagine Hoyer will hold the line here and find the votes.

Substantially more GOP votes for TAA are not likely.

But it is certainly a fast moving football this afternoon.

[magical thyme]

24. yeah, because funding TAA by stealing from Medicare is such a great idea

thank dog it failed.

[Omaha Steve]

7. I'm listening to CSPAN

On my cell phone. Marta is getting her hair done. I'm with her.

Nancy was great!

I hate DUing my cell.

OS

[Left coast liberal]

8. This is good new, IMHO

I am relieved that she isn't tone deaf like my 2 Senators; Cantwell, Murry

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

30. Right, Murray and Cantwell sold out!

Very disappointing!!!

[I'm in the 41st LD (Bellevue), past PCO.]

[brentspeak]

10. But will she make sure enough Dems will vote against it? n/t

[merrily]

22. Apparently not. I smell kabuki.

[Robbins]

13. Good for her

I just hope this isn't just show for base and BTS she works to help it pass like reid and schumur did in senate.

[sabrina 1]

14. Thank you Nancy!

The HillVerified account
‏@thehill
JUST IN: Pelosi to oppose Obama on trade http://hill.cm/nl8dvXy

[djean111]

15. Or she may have gotten enough other Dems to say they will vote yes so she can cover

her butt. We shall see. Right now, since I had read earlier this week that she was huddling with Dem, trying to see who would get hurt the least, I see this all as a kabuki play.

[merrily]

25. I am totally on that page as well.

Worker re-training got defeated, but fast track passed "narrowly," much like the narrow vote that defeated Amash Conyers. Worst possibly result. If the minority leader really did not want that bill to pass, I don't think it would have passed.

Sorry, Japanese friends, but there's no kabuki like D.C. kabuki. Not as old as yours, but, oh, so subtle and hard to prove, yet sometimes, so obvious.

[bigtree]

16. solid move

...funny how, for some, she can't do anything right. Apparently, this is just a ruse to satisfy the 'base' while others vote for the bill; as if the minority leader has perfect control over them.

[cali]

20. that's exactly what she did

[bigtree]

26. Rep. Pelosi

“If voting against TAA slows down (TPA), I’m prepared to vote against TAA,” she said, hammering the final nail into the bill’s coffin.

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/rebuffing-obama-pelosi-democrats-scuttle-trade-deal/

[bemildred]

18. She still knows how to count. nt

[Oilwellian]

21. I'm encouraged, but still skeptical

I guess we shall see what happens, very soon.

[bigwillq]

23. Good (nt)

[salib]

28. No doubt because she can count, and TPA already had enough votes.

[jeff47]

29. She busted her ass to get "Yes" votes. She's only voting "No" because it's toxic in her district.