
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that it was “conceivable” the AFL-CIO might not endorse Hillary Clinton and warned her of the consequences of taking the wrong position on trade in an interview with USA Today’s “Capital Download” released on Thursday. Trumka said (relevant remarks
by Ian Hanchett28 May 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh argued that “odds are the United States is gonna take it in the shorts” on TPA and TPP on Friday. Rush, after agreeing with a caller that there is a large deal hypocrisy on the
by Ian Hanchett25 May 2015, 5:12 PM PST0

Representative Dave Brat (R-VA) argued that immigration provisions could be added to TPP and there’s “a high hurdle if President Obama puts anything in there that we don’t like” at a panel discussion on Friday. Regarding whether immigration is in TPP,
by Ian Hanchett22 May 2015, 1:00 PM PST0

With the Senate poised to vote to end debate on Obama’s fast-track trade legislation, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is continuing his assault on the effort. Wednesday, Sessions took on arguments for the trade deal with a series of what he office says
by Caroline May20 May 2015, 3:46 PM PST0

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is firing back at The Wall Street Journal for a second time this month. On this occasion, the Alabamian is responding to a WSJ editorial accusing him of “scare mongering” the fast-track trade deal before Congress and hurting the Republican cause.
by Caroline May18 May 2015, 1:42 PM PST0

The exchange of favors is unseemly, because the president essentially validated Nike’s highly criticized and dubious corporate outsourcing model, and for a mere pittance.
by Kevin Kearns15 May 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

After filibustering a top Obama trade item Tuesday, a number of Democrats relented Thursday afternoon as the Senate voted to bring Trade Promote Authority to the floor. Exceeding the 60 vote threshold, the motion passed to proceed to the trade
by Caroline May14 May 2015, 11:43 AM PST0

A day after Senate Democrats put the brakes on an Obama-backed trade bill, Senate leaders announced a deal to move forward with the fast-track trade effort.
by Caroline May13 May 2015, 1:03 PM PST0

The president of the liberal National Organization for Women says President Obama’s recent comments about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s opposition to his administration’s trade deal were sexist.
by Caroline May13 May 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) stated that President Obama’s criticisms of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) trade position were “disrespectful” and “perhaps” sexist on Tuesday. Brown said, “I think the president was disrespectful to her, by the way he did that.” And
by Ian Hanchett12 May 2015, 4:56 PM PST0

What has President Obama done to earn my trust and the trust of the American people over the past six years? The answer: nothing.
by Rep. Jeff Duncan12 May 2015, 10:22 AM PST0

The Wall Street donor class is rapidly losing control over the Republican Party heading into the 2016 presidential primary process, all while Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) moves into a key kingmaker role on the trail with messaging while most candidates are searching for a sweet spot with conservative economic populism.
by Matthew Boyle11 May 2015, 7:01 PM PST0

Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) urged the passage of trade promotion authority, and promised “trade promotion authority does not give any president any new authority to expand immigration or change other laws without the approval of the Congress of the United
by Ian Hanchett2 May 2015, 7:17 AM PST0

Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) pushed trade promotion authority as “one of the most important things Congress can do for the country right now” during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Ways
by Ian Hanchett25 Apr 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

Monday on Newmax TV’s “America’s Forum,” political commentator Dick Morris said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPA) fast track being supported by many Republicans has a provision that allows for the “free flow of workers” between countries, essentially creating a backdoor to
by Pam Key20 Apr 2015, 2:54 PM PST0