Bernie Sanders Allies Lose a Fight Over Democrats’ Stance on Trade

Amid boos from the sidelines, allies of Hillary Clinton and President Obama on Saturday beat back an effort by the Bernie Sanders campaign to have the Democratic Party officially oppose a congressional vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. [Patrick Healy| July 9, 2016 |The New York Times]  At a sometimes-raucous meeting in Orlando, Fla., of the party’s platform committee, which is drawing…

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PORTMAN PIGGYBACKS ON TRUMP:

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman invoked Trump’s ubiquitous Twitter feed in signaling his approval for the Republican presidential candidate’s get-tough-on-China trade policy. The former U.S. Trade Representative has taken a defensive stance on trade, including opposition to the TPP, as he tries to retain his seat in a state not too fond of free-trade agreements. [Adam…

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Trump Spells Out the Specifics of his Trade Agenda

Donald Trump has just delivered his major speech on trade policy, at an aluminum plant in Monessen, PA. [Ian Fletcher | June 28, 2016 | Huffington Post] You can watch it on YouTube here. There’s a transcript here. Hillary Clinton recently gave a long speech attacking Trump on many things. In it, she retreated from her recent feint against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and attacked…

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