From the Economic Policy Institute: Proponents of Trade Promotion Authority (aka fast-track trade negotiating authority), which the House of Representatives will likely vote on soon, have made an unequivocal promise that future trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and
Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) slammed President Obama for trying to “get us to give up our constitutional authority” on trade on Friday’s “Ed Show” on MSNBC. DeFazio criticized the president, stating, “after you’ve neglected the House for seven years, a
Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz argued Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) “is not giving the president more authority” and that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is “not accurate” in some of his claims regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on
Obama goes through the motions when it comes to his fundamental responsibilities as the leader of the free world, so that he can focus his energy instead on the three “R’s”–redistribution, race, and recreation.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, defended his decision to vote for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that would fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)—among other deals—during a Thursday interview with the Hugh Hewitt radio program.
Rep. Palmer (R-AL) requested that a copy of the text be emailed to him for further review and cited that TPP addresses a number of areas which range from immigration, labor, and the environment—issues that he believes that lawmakers should not have limited access on.
The “ObamaTrade”– Trade in International Services Agreement– bill being debated in the Senate currently includes a proposal to relax visa requirements for Pakistani nationals, in addition to a number of other provisions that have conservatives up in arms.
On Thursday’s broadcast of Laura Ingraham’s radio show, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), an outspoken opponent of the so-called fast-track Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) being currently being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives, took on his fellow Republican Rep. Paul Ryan
By passing Trade Promotion Authority we’ll actually give Congress more openness more involvement in what the trade agreement may look like if we ever get one and goal posts along the way,” Boehner told reporters Thursday.
The debate over whether Congress should grant President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreements has now been reduced down to a false choice between free trade and protectionism.
The debate over providing “fast track” authority for President Barack Obama to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other trade deals has touched on constitutional, economic, and political arguments. Yet the most important question is whether Obama should be allowed to negotiate anything at all after a dismal track record. When Obama is negotiating with anyone other than congressional Republicans, who fold easily, he makes one bad deal after another.
On Mark Levin’s Wednesday radio show, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) picked up where he left off earlier in the day criticizing the so-called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) on Sean Hannity’s radio show. Sessions explained why the TPA, which would make the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership possible, is bad for the United States and its sovereignty.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Mark Levin’s radio show, Levin took a call lamenting Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) for his position on the Trade Promotion Authority being considered by the U.S. House. Levin responded by expressing his disappointment in Ryan, who
“Trade votes are never an easy lift around here but Republicans are continuing to work and we’re seeing some positive momentum in the right direction,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told reporters Wednesday morning, following the House GOP Conference’s weekly closed door meeting.
In an wide-ranging interview that aired on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was pressed on the secretive nature of the process of the so-called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) passage. McConnell evaded Baier’s queries about
An anti-Obamatrade group is having a little bit of fun with some House Republicans’ apparent eagerness to give President Obama Congressional authority over U.S. trade policy.
The peculiar notion that American exceptionalism requires America to bow before international norms finds its apotheosis in the Obama administration’s current foreign policy.
In an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Coast to Coast” on Friday, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue dismissed critics of the so-called fast-track Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, which is being promoted by some
State Sen. Kelli Ward, a conservative Republican and family practice physician who’s considering running against McCain, told Breitbart News exclusively that she doesn’t believe the secrecy surrounding Obamatrade is the way government should operate.
Americans aren’t being allowed to see what’s in ObamaTrade. In fact, the agreements that lawmakers are supposed to vote on next week are so secret that lawmakers aren’t even allowed to keep any notes they make about what the deals contain.
The American Action Network, an independent advocacy organization with ties to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), has announced a $900,000 campaign to push for passage of Trade Promotion Authority, a key component of President Obama’s trade agenda.
House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said on Fox News that he believes the Obamatrade process is more transparent than President Barack Obama’s negotiations with Iran—even though the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Pacific Rim trade deal that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) would fast-track is currently being kept in secret in the basement of the U.S. Capitol and press and the public are not allowed to read it.
Members of the House and the Senate delivered 2 million petitions to Congress, opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
In a Tuesday morning statement, WikiLeaks announced that it has launched a campaign to crowd fund a $100,000 reward for the missing chapters of “America’s most wanted secret,” the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Over the past two years, WikiLeaks has only been
From Politico: Vietnam slaps tariffs of 70 percent on U.S. cars and machinery, 35 percent on U.S. chemicals, 30 percent on U.S. biscuits and baked goods, and 25 percent on U.S. recording equipment. Japan marks up our oranges 16 percent
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, former U.S. Navy SEAL Commander Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) confirmed that he was against TPA—and questions, given Obama’s controversial Iranian and Cuban negotiations, why any Republican who believes in a strong national defense would allow him more authority to negotiate with foreign leaders.
MSNBC’s “Ed Show” host Ed Schultz criticized Hillary Clinton’s lack of a position on trade on Thursday. Schultz said, “Now, Hillary’s position on trade, I think, is anything but clear. She’s outlined what she wants in a deal, she’s outlined
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
Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” political analyst and author Dick Morris said President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) secret trade deal, which it’s passage is being helped through the U.S. Senate by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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
From the Huffington Post: WASHINGTON — A revealing conversation on the Senate floor Thursday showed precisely how secretive President Barack Obama’s pending trade deals are, and the absurdity of arguments to the contrary. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Elizabeth Warren
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,
CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger argued Hillary Clinton is “clearly” “backing away” from her previous position on trade on Friday’s “Wolf” on CNN. At a campaign stop in New Hampshire, Hillary said, “You know, I have said repeatedly that I
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
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) cited a quotation from Hillary Clinton in a speech on the Senate floor against one of the provisions in TPP that she was seeking to block with an amendment on Tuesday. Warren, arguing in favor of an
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) discussed the push for granting President Barack Obama fast-track trade authority and in particular the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. In that appearance, Sessions told Dobbs
On this weekend’s broadcast of “The McLaughlin Group,” conservative commentator Pat Buchanan sounded off on the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership legislative battle and explained that this trade deal isn’t a benefit to the American people as much as it is one
On this weekend’s broadcast of “The McLaughlin Group,” U.S. News and World Report editor Mort Zuckerman warned of the consequences of passing the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Zuckerman acknowledged it would bring lower cost good to U.S. markets, but
In this week’s Republican video address, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) touted the importance of passing the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership and attack his Democratic colleagues for not supporting the legislation, which has the backing of Republicans and President Barack Obama. Transcript as
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.
