Inside US Trade: Obama To Meet Pro-TPA Dems At White House; Still No TPP Text For Congress

President Obama will meet on Wednesday (Oct. 21) evening with House and Senate Democrats who support his trade agenda, which comes as the administration has continued briefings and outreach to Congress regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal reached on Oct. 5 but still not provided an updated text reflecting the outcome. [Reposted from Inside US…

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Polizette: GOP Shipwreck in the Pacific

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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Failure to Stem Dollar Appreciation Has Put Manufacturing Recovery in Reverse

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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