With TPP, Republicans can please Wall Street and multinationals — but lose the White House [Reposted from Polizette | Kevin Kearns | October 15, 2015] No Republican presidential candidate has made it to the White House without winning Ohio, and 2016 will be no exception, especially as the number of states truly in play narrows…
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Given the fact that the global steel price is at its lowest level in more than a decade, it is no surprise that much of the UK’s production is becoming economically unviable. [Reposted from Sky Business News | October 16, 2015] Due to the economic slowdown in China their demand for steel has waned; down…
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U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on Thursday (Oct. 15) said that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal reached last week cannot be renegotiated because it would upset the careful balance worked out between all 12 countries, and that the current agreement is the one the administration will ultimately send to Congress for approval. [Reposted from…
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This week, President Obama announced the completion of negotiations on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP, which is likely to drive down middle-class wages and increase offshoring and job loss, has been widely criticized by leading members of Congress from both parties. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Saunders, and other presidential candidates have announced their opposition…
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Major U.S. business groups, citing internal frictions and uncertainty over the details of President Barack Obama’s 12-nation Pacific trade deal, are withholding their support for now, hobbling the administration’s early efforts to win congressional backing. [by William Mauldin | October 8, 2015 | Wall Street Journal] With big pharmaceutical companies and several other major…
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The White House wants Congress to take up President Obama’s Pacific Rim trade deal long before next year’s lame-duck session, when some congressional aides say a vote is likely to take place [Reposted from The Hill | Jordan Fabian | October 15, 2015] “The timeline that we envision is shorter than that,” press secretary Josh…
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Michael Froman, the US Trade Representative, is promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to a skeptical Congress with the lead claim that the deal will cut 18,000 tariffs. The implication is that the result will be American growth. But he does not claim US growth because that would be a lie. [by Michael Stumo |…
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended her opposition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the first Democratic debate of the 2016 race. Clinton announced last week that she no longer supports the international trade deal, despite supporting it while serving as secretary of state — once calling it the “gold standard.” CNN anchor and debate moderator…
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The past couple of debates that have aired live on TV have given us a glimpse of who is running and what they stand for. However, many can agree that the issues being discussed are insignificant and not real policy issues that truly affect Americans. One huge issue too overlooked from the Democratic debate…
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