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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership - June 26, 2015

By bartolo - Posted on 25 June 2015

House clears key trade bill for president - POLITICO

Pacific trade talks enter 'fast and furious' phase, Japanese Economy Minister hopes Trans-Pacific Partnership can be wrapped up by July - NBC

Whoops! We forgot to include VAT in TPP, All TPP member states except US charge VAT on imports meaning that high barriers remain - TheHill

TPP may force Australia to American-style health system, In US healthcare costs more per person than anywhere else in the world - B risbane Times

Fact sheet on the TTP by Australian Government ignores serious threat to global health by the trade deal, says Doctors Without Borders - AJP

Australian Productivity Commission slams TPP for stringent intellectual property measures - ZDNet

Senate report says Australian government is too secretive on trade deals - brisbanetimes.com

TPP agreement will undermine NZ state-owned enterprises, critic warns - Stuff.co.nz

New Zealand dairy industry raises concerns over Trans-Pacific Partnership access - Global Times

Pacific Rim trade talks will put pressure on Canada's dairy, poultry sectors - The Globe and Mail

Canada must be part of Pacific treaty, will defend farmers: PM - Reuters

It’s time to share the secret: the Canadian Labour Congress calls on the Canadian government to publicly release TPP documentation - CUPE Local 416

State Department Lambasts Human Rights Violations in TPP Nations Further Complicating Push for Controversial Trade Pact - citizen.org

US Fast Tracks TPP: Good For Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan; Bad For China - Barrons.com

China Deals Up Pressure On TPP, Beijing’s latest agreements leave the Trans-Pacific Partnership at risk of losing relevance - The Diplomat

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Bipartisan trade bill is no sure victory for Obama - CNNPolitics.com

Pelosi on trade: The fight will continue, House Democrats are united in their concern about the impact on American workers - TheHill

Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

UAW President: giving Executive Branch a blank check to negotiate trade agreements is the last thing Congress should have done - EIN

Sierra Club: The Fight for Fair Trade: How Far We've Come, How Much Further We Will Go - huffingtonpost.com

Can Free Trade Agreements Be Consistent With Climate Change Mitigation? - huffingtonpost.com

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership unconstitutional? Provisions that allow foreign investors to bypass the federal courts could undermine U.S. legal protections - The Atlantic

Ralph Nader: King Obama, His Royal Court, and the TPP - Common Dreams

The Takeaway: Obama's trade win could affect H-1B reform efforts - CIO

POLL: Americans favor TPP, but less than those in other countries do - Pew Research Center

Factbox: Most U.S. businesses welcome Obama's trade pact, Detroit wary - Reuters

Semiconductor Industry Lauds Congressional Approval of Trade Promotion Authority - iconnect007

Here’s how much corporations paid the Senate to fast-track passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership - rawstory.com

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