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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership -June 10, 2015

By bartolo - Posted on 09 June 2015

GOP aiming for Friday trade vote, but snag remains - POLITICO

Breitbart News: More Republican Opposition To Obamatrade Builds In House, Boehner Losing Momentum - Breitbart

Breitbart News: Obamatrade Support Falling Apart In House Despite Leadership Push - Breitbart

Franken-trade: Opponents are concerned about a governing commission that’s to oversee the Pacific trade deal - Washington Times

Kevin McCarthy Pressured By Republican Conference: What's The Rush On Obamatrade Plans With Its 'Global Governance’ Hidden Inside? - Breitbart

Bipartisan bill would require trade deals to be publicly available before fast-track vote - TheHill

TPP in Focus: TPA Doesn’t Put Congress in the Driver’s Seat - Committee on Ways and Means, Democrats

Rep. Levin on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: House Democrats want a role now - usatoday.com

Given the huge size of the state’s delegation, California House members could provide the margin of victory or defeat of the fast-track trade bill - POLITICO

On trade, Obama's most loyal allies in the Congressional Black Caucus are abandoning him (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com

U.S. trade policy and workers of color, fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership will disproportionately affect people of color - AFLCIO

Top 10 undecided House members to watch on trade - TheHill

Mass. congressmen against international trade agreement - WWLP.com

Arizona Rep. Grijalva: Trade deal bad for seniors, workers alike - tucson.com

For Dems who vote yes on trade, Obama offers help in 2016 - Associated Press

John Kerry & Ash Carter: Congress needs to help American trade grow - usatoday.com

Trade Bill Will Help Negotiators With Farm Issues, Vilsack Says - Bloomberg Business

Motion Picture Association of America Makes Economic Case(s) for TPA - Broadcasting & Cable

Interview with US Trade Representative Michael Froman. What’s actually in Obama’s secret trade deal? - POLITICO

Fast Track to the Corporate Wish List, How the U.S. Trade Representative became Washington's one-stop shop for the corporate trade agenda - prospect.org

Revealed Emails Show How Industry Lobbyists Basically Wrote The TPP - Techdirt

Huckabee blasts Obamatrade - WND

Ralph Nader: 10 Reasons the TPP Is Not a 'Progressive' Trade Agreement - huffingtonpost.com

Peru’s story haunts the TPP - TheHill

With trade on Congress’ agenda, just what does the U.S. import and export? - Pew Research Center

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POLL: NBC survey: Two-thirds of Americans say protecting U.S. industries and jobs by limiting imports is more important than free trade - NBC

POLL: Pew survey: Far more say free trade agreements lead to lower wages and job losses in U.S. - Pew Research Center

Labor makes last-ditch effort to stop fast-track trade bill - POLITICO

Unions’ members are using a variety of tactics to pressure Congress to defeat the fast-track trade bill - WSJ

The AFL-CIO Blitzes Important States In Fast-Track Opposition - The Daily Caller

VIDEO: AFLCIO TV ad: American Ingenuity - Stop Fast Track - DC - YouTube

Labor runs ads slamming Rep. Kathleen Rice for backing trade bill - POLITICO

VIDEO: AFL-CIO: Which Kathleen Rice? (Stop Fast Track) - YouTube

Labor and progressive groups to rally against Rice - Newsday

After California Rep. Ami Bera announced he backs fast track bill, activists and labor groups are attacking the Democrat - NationalJournal.com

Labor vows political fallout from Rep. Jim Himes trade stance - The CT Mirror

Unions, Seniors Groups Urge Congress Not To Cut Medicare To Fund Trade Assistance - huffingtonpost.com

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) demands to stop negotiations and release the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - IndustriALL

Twelve groups to watch in trade fight - TheHill

Doctors Want a Second Opinion on TPP - huffingtonpost.com

Ms. Magazine Editor: Obama's Fast Track Attack on Women - huffingtonpost.com

Tell Congress: Oppose Fast Track for the TPP - EFF Action Center

FFTC Behind Don't "Rubber Stamp" TPA Campaign - Broadcasting & Cable

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