House Republicans Vote Against U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

While China continues to manipulate the value of their currency--undermining U.S. manufacturers and costing American jobs--the House Republican leadership is bringing three trade bills today for a vote before allowing a vote on the bipartisan China currency bill that could create more than one million American jobs.

There are 225 co-sponsors of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R. 639) – including 61 House Republicans.

176 Members have signed the discharge petition to force the bill to come to the floor for a vote.

And similar legislation passed the House last year with broad bipartisan support – 348 to 79…including 99 Republicans voting in favor of the bill.

Since the House Republican leadership continues to thwart the bipartisan will of the House, House Democrats forced a vote tonight by offering a Motion to Recommit, sponsored by Reps. Sandy Levin (D-MI) and Mark Critz (D-PA) on the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R. 639) to:

Create at least one million manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Level the playing field for American workers and businesses

Enhance our economic and national security – by cutting our trade deficit with China, at no cost to taxpayers

Despite the fact that 61 House Republicans are co-sponsors of the bill, only 4 House Republicans joined 188 House Democrats in voting aye tonight--defeating the motion by a vote of 192-236.

See previous posts on The Gavel:

MEMORANDUM: GOP vs. GOP on China Currency

House Republican Leaders Are Refusing to Save Jobs & Hold China Accountable

When Will Speaker Boehner Let House ‘Work Its Will' to Hold China Accountable & Create American Jobs?