Nebraska Farmers Union Strongly Opposes Proposed Flawed TPP Over Failure to Address Currency Manipulation

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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Peterson Institute: The TPP Timeline

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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Inside US Trade: Clinton Leans Against TPP, But Stops Short Of Total Denouncement

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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Meat & Poultry: Ticked at TPP

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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