For Immediate Release Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 October 5, 2015 Nebraska Farmers Union Strongly Opposes Proposed Flawed TPP Over Failure to Address Currency Manipulation Lincoln, NE: John Hansen, President of Nebraska Farmers Union, a former USTR trade advisor for 14 years under Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama issued the following statement on behalf…
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Trade ministers from the 12 countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations concluded talks on October 5, 2015. Negotiations are done but there is much left to do before this mega-regional trade accord is ratified and implemented [Reposted from the Peterson Institute site | Jeffrey Schott | October 6, 2015] If Congress and…
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President Obama promised new markets for American beef, bacon and auto parts as he kicked off the sales campaign Tuesday for his new Pacific Rim trade deal, pledging to keep at it until he wins support from across the political spectrum. [Reposted from the LA Times | Michael Memoli and Christi Parsons | October 6,…
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TPP is another FTA that will only add to our $12Trillion accumulated trade deficit (since1990). Free Trade is a good idea that has no application in today’s world of Trade Mercantilism. [Reposted from the blog of Dan DiMicco | Dan DiMicco | October 7, 2015] Only fools follow such thinking or those who benefit from…
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So a deal between the signatory nations has finally been reached for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Personally, I’ve been fighting this for a long time.) [Reposted from the Huffington Post | Ian Fletcher | October 5, 2015] This is firmly on Obama’s plate. Given his status as a liberal president, the public’s ever-growing disapproval of free-trade…
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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Wednesday (Oct. 7) said she is “not in favor” of what she understands so far of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, citing its failure to address currency manipulation and its protections for pharmaceutical companies, but stopped well short of declaring her firm opposition to the deal. [Reposted from Inside…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are raising their voices just as multiple industries in the United States applaud US trade negotiators for reaching an agreement on the trade pact. [Reposted from Meat & Poultry | Erica Shaffer | October 6, 2015] R-CALF USA expressed its opposition to the deal because it…
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(CNN)Hillary Clinton came out against the Trans Pacific Partnership in an interview Wednesday, breaking with President Barack Obama and his administration, which has forcefully promoted the deal. [Reposted from CNN | Dan Merica and Eric Bradner | October 7, 2015] Clinton told PBS’ Judy Woodruff Wednesday in Iowa that, “As of today, I am not…
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Washington, D.C. – The Commerce Department released the latest monthly U.S. trade figures Tuesday. The overall monthly U.S. international goods and services trade deficit increased 16 percent in August to $48.3 billion, from $41.8 billion in July, revised. Exports dropped 2 percent and imports rose 1.2 percent in July. [Reposted from the blog of the…
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President Obama has had a sometimes rocky relationship with unions — and the workers they represent. Just this week, union leaders expressed displeasure at the administration’s concluding of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that unions fear will be bad for workers. [Reposted from The New York Times | Michael Shear | October 7, 2015]…
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