President Obama has proclaimed Hillary Clinton an effective Secretary of State. All along, it must have been the plan for Russia to seize the eastern Ukraine, Beijing to build airstrips and assert sovereignty over international shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and Iran to have nuclear weapons capabilities. [Reposted from the blog of Peter…
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Basic facts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are under public dispute. Fast track must not be approved until this is cleared up. We the People deserve to know what is being voted on with fast track. [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Dave Johnson | May 19, 2015] The Dispute There is…
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Amid a push by some senators to propose key elements of a customs reauthorization bill as amendments to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, the chairmen and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have joined with House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to provide new assurances that the customs bill will become…
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For Immediate Release: May 18, 2015 Contact: Symone Sanders (202) 454-5108, [email protected]; Lori Wallach (202) 454-5107, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today’s final ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body against popular U.S. country-of-origin meat labeling (COOL) policy spotlights how trade agreements can undermine domestic public interest policies, Public Citizen said today. The WTO…
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For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; [email protected] WTO Tries to Change U.S. Law with 4th Adverse COOL Ruling [A press release from R-CALF USA | May 18, 2015] Billings, MT – For the fourth time in three years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the United States’ country…
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Nine in 10 Voters Want Congress to Prevent Currency Manipulation in International Trade Deals Washington, D.C. – Nearly three-fourths of U.S. voters say that Congress should oppose trade deals that do not prohibit currency manipulation, according to a new Ipsos poll. Almost all Americans – both Democrat and Republican – say it is important to have…
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Frustration is mounting among GOP leaders that Big Business is getting outfoxed by Big Labor. Top House Republicans believe the business community is blowing its chance to clinch a trade deal. [Reposted from Politico | Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman | May 18, 2015] Unlike unions, they say, Big Business advocates aren’t flooding Capitol phone…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2015Contact: Sara Haimowitz, Development Director[email protected] 202 688 5145 The Coalition for a Prosperous America expressed its disappointment today regarding yet another World Trade Organization ruling against US law. A WTO Appellate Body ruled against America’s popular Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws for meat, determining it was a “technical…
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Economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote this letter to Congressional leaders outlining why the global court system, called Investor State Dispute Settlement, should not be a part of trade deals Among important points, Stiglitz writes: Proponents argue that ISDS measures are needed to protect the rights of U.S. and other foreign investors in partner countries. Few would…
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Kevin Kearns in Detroit News on Stabenow’s Manufacturing Support [Reposted from The Detroit News | Kevin Kearns | May 14, 2015] For more than a decade, Michigan manufacturers have seen their export competitiveness undercut by countries that engage in currency manipulation. This week, Sen. Debbie Stabenow took a stand against countries that illegally undervalue their…
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