
As Ted Cruz rises to second place in Iowa, he has placed further philosophical distance between himself and Sen. Marco Rubio by coming out strongly against the President’s Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
by Julia Hahn22 Nov 2015, 2:38 PM PST0

California’s wineries have come out strongly in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement–known to critics as “Obamatrade”–agreed upon by the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations and awaiting ratification by the Senate.
by Adelle Nazarian10 Nov 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

Marco Rubio—who declared the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be one of three essential “pillars” of a Rubio Presidency—is now taking issue with a Wall Street Journal news report that lists Rubio as supporting the unpopular Obamatrade pact he voted to fast-track.
by Julia Hahn8 Nov 2015, 2:03 PM PST0

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, is calling for the immediate destruction of the 5,554-page Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trans-global trade deal introduced on Thursday.
by Matthew Boyle5 Nov 2015, 1:48 PM PST0

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is hammering President Barack Obama, his administration and Congress for completely failing the American worker when it comes to trade policy—whacking the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact with 12 Pacific Rim nations that the Obama just finalized in Atlanta as a deal that jeopardizes U.S. jobs.
by Matthew Boyle5 Oct 2015, 2:49 PM PST0

Hugh Hewitt, the moderator picked by GOP leaders for the upcoming candidates’ debate, is firmly on the establishment’s side in its struggle against outsider Donald Trump.
by Julia Hahn8 Sep 2015, 5:25 AM PST0

There’s clearly something more to Donald Trump’s ascendancy in Republican primary polls than his novelty. His campaign theme, all the way back to 2011, has been healing America’s wounded pride.
by Ezra Dulis7 Aug 2015, 11:53 PM PST0

Sen. Mike Lee’s attempt to force a vote in the Senate that would defund Planned Parenthood was blocked Sunday by some of his Republican colleagues.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Jul 2015, 5:12 PM PST0

Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the “affordable” insurance they are forced to buy. It’s not often that you see millions of people in a supposedly free country grabbed by the seat of their pants and thrown head-first into welfare dependency.
by John Hayward26 Jun 2015, 1:32 PM PST0

Rep. Alan Grayson, the outspoken and often controversial congressman from Florida, recently penned an opinion editorial in the Huffington Post, where he pointed out that the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)—or “Fast-Track”—is unconstitutional.
by Javier Manjarres25 Jun 2015, 7:46 PM PST0

Several high-ranking Chinese officials met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday—right as Congress saw its final hurdle, final Senate passage, of Obamatrade’s Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) met.
by Garrett Reno25 Jun 2015, 11:00 AM PST0

Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz argued that Republican leadership is “more indebted to K Street and the Washington lobbyists, the Washington cartel than they are to conservatives” on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “Cruz
by Ian Hanchett24 Jun 2015, 8:56 PM PST0

I welcome Senator Cruz to the battle against giving more power to President Obama. My consistent opposition to the Trade Promotion Authority, or TPA, stems from my belief that Congress has already given too much power to the Presidency.
by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)24 Jun 2015, 12:33 PM PST0

Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz slammed the Senate’s vote to end debate on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) as “another manifestation of what I call the Washington cartel” and “government of the lobbyists, by the lobbyists, and for
by Ian Hanchett23 Jun 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

U.S. Senator John McCain is taking to Twitter again to push the highly controversial Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) as a benefit to Arizona and the U.S. economy.
by Michelle Moons23 Jun 2015, 2:22 PM PST0

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh argued that the secrecy of various trade deals shows “donors are running the game here” on Tuesday. Rush said that what the procedure around deals such as TPP “demonstrates is that the group of people
by Ian Hanchett23 Jun 2015, 1:26 PM PST0

Kentucky Senator and GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul argued that TPA is giving the president power on trade bills, some of which he says seem like “more of an outline of the bill” on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Kuhner Report” on Boston’s
by Ian Hanchett23 Jun 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

“Our goal is to get [Trade Promotion Authority] and [Trade Adjustment Assistance] to the president’s desk this week and deliver this win for the American people,” Boehner said in a statement Tuesday morning.
by Caroline May23 Jun 2015, 6:53 AM PST0

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) declared TPA’s “entire purpose” is “for Congress to surrender its power to the executive branch” and said TPP was a “nascent European Union” in a speech on the Senate floor Monday. Sessions wondered, “Why do we
by Ian Hanchett22 Jun 2015, 6:47 PM PST0

Last week’s collapse of a potentially critical trade package deal in the House raised questions as to how two-time congressional candidate Ro Khanna’s view on the deal might differ from that of his rival, incumbent Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose).
by Adelle Nazarian22 Jun 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

In his weekly presidential address posted on Saturday, President Barack Obama lobbied for the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority and other trade legislation being considered by Congress. Obama touted the progress made in the last five years and argued
by Jeff Poor20 Jun 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Ed Show,” PBS’ “Ralston Live” host Jon Ralston said that Hillary Clinton was caught off guard and uneasy after being asked for her position on TPA in an interview she did with him. When asked
by Ian Hanchett19 Jun 2015, 5:13 PM PST0

NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd declared that Hillary Clinton is “trying to have it both ways” on trade on Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart.” Todd said, “she’s trying to have it both ways. She’s
by Ian Hanchett19 Jun 2015, 11:49 AM PST0

If she were still a senator, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she would probably vote against Trade Promotion Authority
by Caroline May19 Jun 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

“I always like to preface all of this with, I’m a free trader, I’m for selling American products everywhere,” said Perry. “I’m a very strong proponent of economic development and trade. America can compete with anybody in the world…you give us a level playing field, and American workers will compete anywhere in the world. And we make good products, and our agricultural products are the best in the world.”
by Sarah Rumpf19 Jun 2015, 5:31 AM PST0