By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--June 20, 2015
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You're wasting your time asking me my position on anything. I have no idea. Regardless of what I've ever said or done in the past, or what I may say today, what I may actually do in the future depends entirely on how I perceive my own self-interest at that moment. And since I have no idea what the situation might be if and when I have to take an action on anything, I have no idea what I might do. So, in answer to your question: I don't know. And stop asking me.
After speaking at length about the uncertainty of what's in the deal and trade in general, Clinton was pressed for a yes-or-no answer on whether she'd vote for the package going through Congress. "At this point, probably not," she said. Clinton indicated last weekend she was leaning against the plan, urging Obama to work more with "allies" in Congress including House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who helped scuttle a major vote last week. Clinton urged all sides to get the "strongest deal possible," and said there should be no deal absent that. But Thursday's interview was the first time she said whether she'd support or oppose the plan on the table. The position came with some caveats -- noting that the trade agenda includes several distinct elements. After the push nearly derailed last week amid Democratic resistance, the House on Thursday approved the centerpiece measure known as Trade Promotion Authority, a bill giving the president "fast-track" authority to push trade deals through Congress. He wants this in order to ink a massive trade pact with Pacific nations known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Clinton, as secretary of state, had advocated for this deal -- repeatedly.
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