By Robert Romano Fast track trade authority may have passed the House , but it’s not over yet. The legislation — which grants power to President Barack Obama to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership — still must pass the Senate, where a cloture vote is expected Tuesday. And Senate Democrats remain […]

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By Robert Romano “This is not about changing zoning laws, planning laws — anything like that.” That was Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro before the House Financial Services Committee under questioning by Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah), assuring members that an imminent rulemaking, “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing,” will not interfere with local zoning decisions. Yet, that is precisely what […]

By Marita Noon New polling emphasizes support for traditional energy concerns has become a partisan issue. Large majorities of Republicans favor key energy issues — but voters of every ideological stripe say energy will be an important part of their voting decisions. Hickman Analytics Inc., […]

By Robert Romano Obamatrade is not quite dead yet. Moments after trade adjustment assistance — a big labor bailout paid for by a tax increase on Americans — was annihilated by a vote of 126 to 302 , killing a bid to grant trade authority to President Barack Obama to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the House […]

Here is how House Republicans voted on granting trade authority to President Barack Obama in three separate votes: http://dailytorch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/GOP-votes-on-Fast-Track.xlsx [gview file=”http://dailytorch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/GOP-votes-on-Fast-Track.xlsx”] Vote on Rule: http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2015&rollnumber=359 Vote on Trade Adjustment Assistance: http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2015&rollnumber=361 Vote on Fast Track: http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2015&rollnumber=362  

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement blasting 86 House Republicans who voted for trade adjustment assistance , legislation that will increase taxes to make payments to unions affected by the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “It is almost incomprehensible that 86 House Republicans were so desperate to make an Obamatrade deal that they voted […]

Americans for Limited President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising 34 House Republicans who voted against a rule to bring trade authority legislation to the floor of the House: “Today 34 House Republicans displayed an extraordinary amount of political courage by voting to deny Speaker Boehner the ability to bring fast track trade […]

By Robert Romano “Republicans are expected to make up the bulk of the support, but some number of House Democrats will be required to get a majority vote.” That is Susan Davis’ take writing for USA Today on the state of play for a Friday vote in the House of Representatives on granting trade authority to […]