by Dave Johnson | Jun 12, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
After a narrow and suspenseful 217-212 approval Thursday on a procedural vote, the House is scheduled today to have a series of debates and votes that could lead to passage of "fast track" trade promotion authority (TPA) for the still-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on the fast track trade promotion authority (TPA) bill to, in essence, preapprove the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and future so-called "trade" agreements. The vote is expected to be close. If the House...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Push has come to shove on the fast-track trade bill. The vote is slated for Friday. The unholy alliance of Republican leaders, multinational corporate lobbies and the White House – does not yet have the votes in hand. So the fever of deal making, rule inventing,...
by Richard Long | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The battle over fast-track trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership is coming down the home stretch. It's not clear as of this writing when the House vote will be, but the expectation is that House Republican leaders will call a vote as soon as they believe...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The "fast track" trade promotion authority vote in the House of Representatives could come this Thursday. If it passes, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is pretty much a done deal, even though it is still secret from the public. Presidential candidate Hillary...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Corporations are notorious for sneaking things into laws and regulations before the public can find out and rally to stop it. And we know from the conservative Supreme Court arguments against the Affordable Care Act that even what amounts to a typo can be used to...
