In the article, “In Pushing TPP, President Obama Says He Has ‘Better Argument’ Than Trump or Clinton” the President offered several arguments for the trade scheme. [Hugh Campbell | August 18, 2016 | USW] He warned that “trying to pull up a draw bridge on trade” would hurt the U.S. economy and American workers, and said…
[Josh Harkinson | August 18, 2016 | Mother Jones] Until very recently, grousing about the pitfalls of global trade was seen as akin to complaining about the weather. One could no more stop China from dumping cheap imports than outlaw El Niño. And besides, the deluge of foreign goods would in the long run lift all…
Australia’s new shadow trade minister, Jason Clare, and his Labor Party representing the opposition in the Australian Senate are facing pressure to come out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a move that could effectively stymie the TPP ratification process in Australia. [Daily News | August 18, 2016 | Inside US Trade] The governing Liberal Party, which…
Brigadier General John Adams: By facilitating the further offshoring of America’s manufacturing base, the trade pact would actually undermine America’s military readiness and global economic standing. TPP would hurt our national security interests more than it would help. [John Adams | August 17, 2016 | The Hill] The Republican and Democratic conventions showcased an extraordinarily rare point…
The new chairman of Hillary Clinton’s transition team has been an outspoken supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and works for a firm that lobbied for trade policy issues as recently as this spring, a review of congressional lobbying records and articles shows. [Megan Cassella | August 16, 2016 | Politico] Ken Salazar, a former U.S. senator and…
Philadelphia, PA (August 17, 2016) – U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty released the following statement after Senator Pat Toomey, a longtime proponent of bad trade deals, attempted to flip-flop his position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal this morning. [August 17, 2016 | Katie McGinty] “Pat Toomey has spent his entire career pushing bad trade deals…
Trade is good. I trade with my grocer so I don’t have to grow my own food. He trades with refrigeration companies so he doesn’t have to build coolers. We all trade with the electric utility for power. Trade is the fundamental mechanism that allows us to specialize, innovate and buy and sell the best…
by Michael Stumo Toomey just announced that he opposes TPP. His reasons are not the trade deficit or currency manipulation. Rather he cites Pharma, IP and dairy issues as objections. He has been very strongly opposite us on trade deals, but this opposition looks good for the remainder of this year. After seeing the Toomey…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, said Tuesday she would vote against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership in its current version, but it is a moot point because the current version of the trade agreement will not come up for a vote. [Maury Thompson | August 09, 2016 | Post Star] “I have concerns of the current…
There are existing laws to address some trade cheating – such as unlawful subsidization of exports – by importers and foreign trade rivals. Antidumping and countervailing duties are imposed when trade cheating is found. The Customs and Border Protection agency is supposed to collect those duties. But they often do not. A July 2016 report…
