Obama puts Congress on notice: TPP is coming

The White House put Congress on notice Friday morning that it will be sending lawmakers a bill to implement President Barack Obama’s landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement – a move intended to infuse new energy into efforts to ratify the flat-lining trade pact. [Adam Behsudi | August 12, 2016 | Politico] The submission of the draft Statement of Administration…

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How the China Shock, Deep and Swift, Spurred the Rise of Trump

HICKORY, N.C.—In the late 1990s, this furniture-making hub seemed sheltered from the disruptive forces of globalization. Laid-off steelworkers from West Virginia, Tennessee and beyond streamed here for new jobs building beds, tables and chairs for American homes. The unemployment rate fell below 2%. [Bob Davis and Jon Hilsenrath| Wall Street Journal] These days, Hickory is still suffering…

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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal could play ‘important’ role opposing Trans-Pacific Partnership

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal anticipates playing an “important role” in Congress opposing theTrans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, should it come to a vote before the end of the year. [Shira Schoenberg| August 8, 2016 |MassLive] The free trade deal between the U.S. and Pacific Rim nations is a major potential legacy of President Barack Obama, a Democrat. But both…

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