Media and entertainment companies stood to gain the most from passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)– so it is not surprising that the industry’s stock index lost $20 billion in the first two trading days after the UK vote for “Brexit.”
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.
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
NumbersUSA Director of Government Relations Rosemary Jenks stated that if fast-track passed, Congress would not reject the Trade in Services Agreement, which could make the US “open up it’s immigration laws” on Monday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” Jenks said, “We have
“The president should listen to and work with his allies in Congress, starting with Nancy Pelosi, who had expressed their concerns about the impact that a weak agreement would have on our workers to make sure we get the best strongest deal possible,” Clinton said. “And if we don’t get it, there should be no deal.”
“It is time to begin a vigorous analysis of our conduct of trade,” Sen. Jeff Sessions says. “Do our policies and TPP concede too much to our mercantilist competitor allies?”
The trade effort has put Republican leadership in an unusual position, supporting an Obama agenda item as members of the President’s own party push against it — witness Obama’s recent public sparring with fast-track opponent Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
Monday on MSNBC’s “Hardball With Chris Matthews,” President Obama said the many Democrats against the Trans-Pacific Partnership fast track are “making political arguments that aren’t always entirely accurate,” like “the other side.” Obama said, “This is better than the Colombian
Tuesday at a a hearing on U.S. trade policy and the fast-track trade authority bill, long-time ally of President Barack Obama, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka testified that the fast track process is “unaccountable and un-democratic,” especially in light of the
While Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) appears to be currently safe from a primary challenge from his left, there remains a “real” Democratic divide in the state as liberal groups target the incumbent over upcoming trade deals, according to Roll Call’s Rothenblog.
