negotiating objectives on currency manipulation and human rights. president obama says the legislation will will level the playing field for american workers and protect the environment. it does, however face opposition from some conservatives and some liberals like massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. the florida man who flew a gyrocopter on to the capitol lawn yesterday is facing criminal charges. doug hughes is accused of operating an unregistered aircraft. he says he did it to protest campaign finance laws. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says it s too soon to say whether the incident should prompt changes in security procedures. stocks were down today, the dow lost 7, the s&p 500 was off two, the thaz dak dropped 3. the nation s top judge reports for jury duty. that s next on the grapevine.
in this congress as well. we ve got laid out negotiating objectives that are not enforceable in any way. you take a look at currency and larry will comment on this as well, i m sure. they say they should avoid currency manipulation. think about that. avoid. what does that mean? there s no prohibition and indeed, this treaty in the making for five yaers and told there will be no currency chapter in it and currency is directly related to loss of job, depression of wages, and the data is overwhelming and they will not address it in this fast track bail. apparently in the senate finance committee today, ron wyden is saying they agree with the human rights provisions in here. i don t know how you re going to enforce that. you re trusting other nations.
documents. congresswoman says it s too little, too late. they have been working at this for four and a half years. and now they have come because they know the fast track is in jeopardy, they know that this treaty is in jeopardy and say, oh, we would like to have you read the text. but, it s classified. so what it comes down to is the obama administration is making a last ditch effort to get enough votes on the democratic side to appease the house and make this thing go through. members say the votes are still not there. nafta s mistakes will be rectified. and once the deal is done it s done. there s no turning back. congress cannot make amendments to protect american workers, and they are going to be left powerless. in exchange for fast tracking bills, congress is supposed to set the negotiating objectives.