Congressional republicans have corrupted Ron Wyden (D-OR), the ranking member of the senate finance committee, probably at Chuck Schumers (D-NY) request, to allow a fast track up or down vote of the TPP.
Republicans DO NOT HAVE THE VOTES to fast-track TPP in the house, needing at least 50 democrats to sell out, but now that a deal has been "reached" the vote could soon happen..most of the tea party refuses to go along as well, opposing anything the president wants to do.
There is nothing in this bill that will help workers or keep a check on mega-corporations.
The only thing republicans and Obama have agreed on at democrats request is placating labor groups with phony trade assistance that is temporary and worthless in the long run.
Obama and Republicans say this will help America in its trade war against China, that is cold comfort to the millions of people who will continue to suffer under the backroom deals crafted by the worlds biggest poverty producing corporations.
Now its an emergency, stop corporate greed from putting a tighter stranglehold on the world economy. Stop TPP from banning GMO labeling.
Senator Brown (D-OH) demanded to know Hillarys position on TPP.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/b...rack-authority-trans-pacific-partnership.html
Republicans DO NOT HAVE THE VOTES to fast-track TPP in the house, needing at least 50 democrats to sell out, but now that a deal has been "reached" the vote could soon happen..most of the tea party refuses to go along as well, opposing anything the president wants to do.
There is nothing in this bill that will help workers or keep a check on mega-corporations.
The only thing republicans and Obama have agreed on at democrats request is placating labor groups with phony trade assistance that is temporary and worthless in the long run.
Obama and Republicans say this will help America in its trade war against China, that is cold comfort to the millions of people who will continue to suffer under the backroom deals crafted by the worlds biggest poverty producing corporations.
Now its an emergency, stop corporate greed from putting a tighter stranglehold on the world economy. Stop TPP from banning GMO labeling.
“Over and over again we’ve been told that trade deals will create jobs and better protect workers and the environment,” said Senator Bob Casey, Democrat of Pennsylvania. “Those promises have never come to fruition.
Senator Brown (D-OH) demanded to know Hillarys position on TPP.
“I don’t think negotiating objectives without more enforcement mechanisms get you very far,” he said. “Negotiating objectives are, ‘Hey U.S.T.R., try to get this,’ and they’ll say, ‘We tried.’ We need something better than that.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/b...rack-authority-trans-pacific-partnership.html















