Now it just needs to be passed by congress. It makes me wonder if this played apart in Rand suspending the campaign. This was streamed live 6 hours ago.
Yeah, "a tough fight." Where have I heard that one before?
The fascists in Washington will pass it and, once again, the American people will lose since our well-being is the last thing on their minds. In fact, it's the opposite. The more pain they inflict on us, the happier they are...
ALERT, ALERT! EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY!
Can't you all see what is happening. They are sneaking through fast track while we are riled up over race. Its a trap! Wake up! :mad: Most sites I see are getting caught in the race flame war. Please come to your senses and see the true enemy.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/06/08/2329206/emails-show-how-industry-lobbyists-basically-wrote-the-trans-pacific-partnership
Must be the high life, getting paid to screw the American People over, drag them over the coals, through the mud, and every other way they can stick it to us.
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30848-senator-sessions-takes-a-bold-step-tells-the-truth-about-the-tpp
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is one of the few members of Congress who has taken the time to jump through the hoops and read the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But, he has gone a step...
Progressives called ignorant, insincere, and motivated by politics, sparking fury among President's base
http://observer.com/2015/05/obama-hurls-insults-at-liberals-on-trade/#ixzz3a0s7W36z
“She’s absolutely wrong,” Barack Obama said, before I could even get the question out of my mouth.
He was talking about Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator and populist crusader whom Obama helped elevate to national prominence. Warren generally reserves her more acid critiques for...
Webb joins Democrats questioning Obama trade plans
April 27, 2015 -- by O. Kay Henderson
A former senator who is likely to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination is questioning President Obama’s plans on key trade issues.
Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb...
Just like Obamacare and CRomnibus, TPP is another smokey back room, crony corporatist dream.
Full Text of letter here:
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/WarrenBrownTPPLetter.pdf
Anyone know how to cut and paste from this PDF?
The president is tasking every member of his Cabinet to round up votes from Democrats for fast-track negotiating power
Deirdre Fulton Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Common Dreams.org
"The president seems committed to doubling down on the failed policies of the past: pushing for fast-track trade...
Obama’s Vain Search for a TPP “Legacy” to Screw the Middle Class
Posted on January 9, 2015 by Yves Smith
Yves here. This post confirms what readers know all to well, that Obama will use every opportunity to sell out the middle class to corporate interests.
One thing to bear in mind is that...
Republicans who now run Congress say they want to cooperate with President Obama, and point to the administration’s Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, as the model. The only problem is the TPP would be a disaster.
If you haven’t heard much about the TPP, that’s part of the problem right there...
STOP FREE TRADE AGENDA is a major new action project of The John Birch Society with the purpose of preserving our personal freedoms and national independence by stopping congressional approval of any new multilateral free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the...
Trans-Pacific Trade Talks Resume With Almost No Media Coverage
Campaign for America's Future Dave Johnson December 8, 2014
Shouldn’t it be a trade violation to threaten to move someone’s job to another country? Shouldn’t we negotiate trade agreements that increase people’s wages on both sides...
In a speech before CEOs of major U.S. corporations, Obama indicates he's ready to go head-to-head with Democrats, labor unions, and environmentalists on trade deals
by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Common Dreams.org
"In a recent Pew poll, a mere 17 percent of the U.S. public thought that trade...