by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 23, 2015 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A majority in the Senate today took sides against working families and with Wall Street and the multinationals, voting 60-37 to grant the executive branch fast-track trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and future trade deals. "This is a day of...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
In a close vote last week, a majority in the U.S. House chose to continue glomming onto the same tired old broken-down trade tactics that have closed American factories, cost American jobs and caused massive trade deficits. The majority voted to sustain for the next...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Wait, back up: the Senate is voting Tuesday to agree to limit debate and not to amend a "trade" deal that we haven't even seen yet – no matter what is in it? What? It's called "fast track" and the vote will in essence preapprove the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 19, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Candidate Hillary Clinton has spoken up about the fast track trade promotion authority (TPA) that is currently headed for a Senate vote as early as Tuesday. After the first fast track vote failed in the House last week, Clinton said Obama should work with Democrats to...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 19, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Now that the House passed a stand-alone fast track trade promotion authority bill Thursday, the action shifts to the Senate and a likely Tuesday rush vote. Fast track in essence preapproves the still-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and future...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
When Wall Street and the giant corporations want something from Congress, Congress finds a way to give it to them. With only a few hours notice, the House of Representatives snuck in another fast track vote, and it passed 218-208. The bill now must return to the...
