FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2015 Contact: Sara Haimowitz, [email protected] Coalition for a Prosperous America New Release: House Vote Underscores Broad Opposition to Bad Trade Policy WASHINGTON (June 12, 2015) – The following statement was released today by Coalition for a Prosperous America CEO Michael Stumo in response to the announcement that the vote for…
Congress should not grant President Barack Obama authority to conclude another free-trade agreement in Asia. Such a deal would lower American wages and exacerbate income inequality. [Reposted from the blog of Peter Morici | Peter Morici | June 12, 2015] The Trans-Pacific Partnership would eliminate tariffs and lower other regulatory barriers to trade and investment…
Updated at 10:55 a.m.: President Obama signaled after leaving a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus this morning (June 12) that it is still up in the air whether the House later in the day will pass a bill renewing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) that is a major legislative priority…
Fast track too much power [Reposted from the CS Gazette | Kady Hommel | June 10, 2015] The Founding Fathers designed our government to ensure that no single branch – the executive, legislative or judicial – had too much power. These checks and balances ensure that no branch becomes so strong it threatens our…
