Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership

Enemy Within: Top TPP Negotiator Now Part of Trump Administration

One of the chief negotiators and public advocates for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been named as President Trump’s new special assistant on international trade, investment, and development for the National Economic Council. Andrew Quinn is a former deputy chief negotiator of the TPP who was named to the National Economic Council on Monday by NEC Director Gary Cohn.

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White House Responds To Hillary Clinton Over Trade Opposition

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest is wondering how Hillary Clinton could know exactly what is in the Trans-Pacific Trade partnership, since the text hasn’t been released yet. Earnest said that the full text would be published with plenty of time for review before Congress takes a vote on it.

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Obama: TPP ‘The Best Possible Deal For American Workers’

President Obama promoted the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as “the best possible deal for American workers” during Saturday’s Weekly Address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody.  This week, after five years of effort with eleven other nations, we reached agreement on a

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CNN’s Borger: Hillary’s TPP Flip-Flop ‘Pretty Damning’

CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger said Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s position change on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is “pretty damning” on Thursday’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” Host Erin Burnett asked, “According to CNN, Hillary

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America’s Openly Gay Ambassadors Boast: ObamaTrade ‘Will Export’ LGBT Agenda

The op-ed’s authors state that they are already promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) abroad. “In speaking about these agreements, we often use the word ‘values,’” they write. “We promote transparency, public participation, accountability and the rule of law, and we advocate for our host countries to join us in setting the global standard.”

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