Obamatrade: 100 pounds, 5,554-pages, 2 million words — and NO Amendments
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(Worthy News) – The administration’s Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty legislation is 5,554 pages long, twice that of Obamacare and nearly 3 feet high, a legislative nightmare highlighted in a tweet from Sen. Jeff Sessions Monday.
The Alabama Republican used his photo to alert critics that because the bill is fast-tracked, it cannot be filibustered or amended.
Not only is the legislation filled with 2 million words, it measures exactly 2 feet high and weighs an amazing 100 pounds.
The TPP is a trade agreement among 12 Pacific Rim countries. [ Source ]
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