Pres Candidate O’Malley opposes TPP

  Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley went after Hillary Clinton on Monday, suggesting the Democratic presidential front-runner has been consistent on only one thing: her support of big banks. [by Jesse Byrnes | October 26,2015 | The Hill] “Hillary Clinton has changed her position on virtually every defining issue in this race except for one —…

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Nucor honors Sen. Sherrod Brown

  MARION – A crowd of Nucor Steel Marion employees cheered and clapped as John Ferriola, the CEO of their company, pledged support to Sen. Sherrod Brown during a presentation honoring the U.S. legislator for his “leadership and support on behalf of Ohio’s 687,000 manufacturing employees and their families.” [by John Jarvis | October 24,2015…

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Press Release, AFL-CIO: USTR Must End Secrecy Surrounding TTIP Negotiations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        Contact: Carolyn Bobb, 202-637-5018                                                                                                       USTR Must End Secrecy Surrounding TTIP Negotiations [A Press Release from the AFL-CIO  |  October 23, 2015] (Washington, DC October 23, 2015) – On a conference call today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX); Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Lorette Picciano, Executive Director of…

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Breitbart: Exclusive — Donald Trump Declares War On Obamatrade: ‘Time To Send A Real Businessman’ To White House To End This

Breitbart: Exclusive — Donald Trump Declares War On Obamatrade: ‘Time To Send A Real Businessman’ To White House To End This GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is hammering President Barack Obama, his administration and Congress for completely failing the American worker when it comes to trade policy—whacking the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact with 12…

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CNBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership: GOP candidates split on deal

There are plenty of criticisms for President Barack Obama from the Republican presidential field, but some top candidates actually support his signature trade achievement. Reposted from CNBC  |  Everett Rosenfeld  |  October 22, 2015] Others, however, characterize Obama’s Asia-Pacific trade pact as one of the president’s worst decisions. Negotiators from the United States, Japan, Australia…

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News Release: US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture

  For Immediate Release, October 21, 2015 Haley Graves, (202) 225-2171 Opening Statement: Chairman K. Michael Conaway Committee on Agriculture Hearing: Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers  Remarks as prepared for delivery: The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine high and rising foreign subsidies, tariffs, and other barriers to trade and…

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