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nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)
Fri Sep 18, 2015, 03:25 AM Sep 2015

Final push for TPP set for end of September

Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail | Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015

An effort to land a massive Pacific Rim free trade agreement within weeks is under way, raising the prospect the wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership could dominate the final stretch of the Canadian election campaign.

Chief negotiators for the 12 countries involved, including Canada, will begin meeting in Atlanta on Sept. 26, and trade ministers will join the next week, possibly Sept. 30, a Canadian government official said...snip


"We’re here today because the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a high priority for our nations and for the region..."

...The United States and Japan, the two most influential players in the 12-country negotiations, are behind this effort to conclude a deal. The United States is trying to establish a North American-style trading and investment regime for commerce in Asia that becomes the dominant standard and acts as a counterweight to Chinese influence in the region...snip

...U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was confident the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord could be wrapped up this year. He noted, however, that approval by the U.S. Congress could be challenging...

More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/final-round-of-tpp-talks-set-for-end-of-september/article26384370/

The US Media will ignore this until Congress votes. The TPP was not mentioned in either debate.

Weekly Address: Fighting for Trade Deals that Put American Workers First from April 25, 2015



https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/economy/trade
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Final push for TPP set for end of September (Original Post) nationalize the fed Sep 2015 OP
My position is set in stone. No support or vote for anyone who votes yes on this or worked on this djean111 Sep 2015 #1
I second that motion Art_from_Ark Sep 2015 #3
I live in Florida. Nelson, Murphy, Debbie DINO, Gwen Graham. djean111 Sep 2015 #4
Anyone who supports this is a traitor to American workers and will not get my vote. (NM) Elwood P Dowd Sep 2015 #6
Geeze louise. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #2
they'll push every session until one of them passes it, then "no backsies" MisterP Sep 2015 #5
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. My position is set in stone. No support or vote for anyone who votes yes on this or worked on this
Fri Sep 18, 2015, 03:31 AM
Sep 2015

or shilled for this. No vote or support for anyone in the New Democrat Coalition, either. Just a Third Way group, really.
That is pretty much all I can do, but that decision stands from here on out.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
3. I second that motion
Fri Sep 18, 2015, 04:40 AM
Sep 2015

Although in my case that will be an easy pledge, since my state has no Democratic representation at the national level.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
4. I live in Florida. Nelson, Murphy, Debbie DINO, Gwen Graham.
Fri Sep 18, 2015, 04:46 AM
Sep 2015

All either national or aspiring to be senators. I am done with this DINO takeover. Either they leave or I will leave. But I will not support them.

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