Ahead of Democratic Platform Meeting, Warren Urges Opposition to TPP Trade Deal
Source: NBC News
Congress needs to approve TPP, and Sanders allies want the platform to oppose any vote on the trade pact in the lame duck session of Congress later this year, but they say say Clinton-aligned members have so far nixed that provision. Clinton is opposed to the TPP as well, but the trade pact is a top goal of President Obama's.
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Warren, a potential Clinton vice presidential pick and longtime TPP critic, cut a five-minute video message that will be sent to members of the liberal group CREDO Action, whom she thanks for "keeping up the pressure to stop the Trans Pacific Partnership."
"Congress will have to vote straight up or down on TPP, no amendments, no chance to strip out things like ISDS, and that's why I'm counting on CREDO members like you to help me fight to stop the TPP over the next few months," Warren says, referring to the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement provision.
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"Supporters of the TPP want you to believe this deal is about America's role in setting the rules of international trade. But here's the problem, TPP isn't about helping American workers set the rules, it's about letting giant corporations rig the rules," Warren says.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ahead-democratic-platform-meeting-warren-urges-opposition-tpp-trade-deal-n605151
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floriduck
(2,262 posts)who recognizes the damages done by trade deals written by big corporations for their benefit. I'll choose the latter while I await opposition from many DUers.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)At least she'll be in good company.
turbinetree
(24,683 posts)this "trade issue" is what is driving this country very fabric and what is occurring in this country, from inner city infrastructure decay not being there for the people to have a job, and on the reservations, to our health care and this "trade deal" is not a "deal"
I posted this last week and this is a reality.
Have you ever heard of the glass cockpit, or how about the production line of an Aircraft maker, Iron ore, better yet, how about maintenance on said aircraft that you ride around in when you travel.
Did you know, I am assuming you don't, and the thousand of readers on this thread, that the heavy maintenance checks C & D checks, are being performed in some countries like China, Mexico, Brazil, because the first thing that comes out from this "trade deal" is aircraft maintenance costs, they pit the costs of a FAA certificated American worker against the foreign country worker, and we lose, and the corporation want to expand this practice, and the FAA can't keep up with the inspections, because good old right wing congress wants to privatize the agency and go around and say see its a failure, the only reason why it hasn't been implemented is because of Bill Nelson, and the military, because they do fly in commercial space.
And please don't tell me about the privatization of the European air traffic controllers, that system in my humble opinion is wrong, the transparency isn't there until after the fact.
All you have to have is one, yes one, person that can read and understand the English language and have a Airframe and Powerplant certificate and they get to sign off all the work on that American Flag Carrier having its work being performed by non-certificated people, in that particular country, because of "trade deals" and the associated costs.
But the American public don't care, they are only concerned about the plane ticket, and if its going to on time.
The glass cockpit another favorite of mine, China told the manufactures of Boeing and Airbus, that if they "want" to sell aircraft in that communist country, they had to put up a production line----------------so Airbus goes and puts up a production line to build the A320 series aircraft, I have to admit that they put a production line in Mississippi, but it was done because of the French costs.
Boeing on the other hand had to give proprietary information of the glass cockpit with the help of Rockwell Collins to be made in that country, so the Chinese then found out how to equip there fighter jets with reverse engineering --nice huh, now they do fly-by's against surveillance aircraft, and they have figured out how to make a stealth fighter by reverse engineering, remember that drone that was shot down over Iran, the radar system and the material made for the aircraft drone, and they passed onto the Chinese and the Russian, better yet when the F-117 was shot down during the Kosovo War, that information was passed onto the highest bidder.
Boeing had to give to Kawasaki Heavy Industries the job of producing the wing of the new 777-X, why, because the US has outsourced the machinists jobs and the factory, and the technology, because Japan said that if you want us to buy your aircraft you have to give us jobs.
Have you gone into the Iron Range of Minnesota, see what happens when you have iron ore coming in from Norway or South Korea, better yet take the Oakland Bay Bridge--------------it is now has structural problems because the steel was imported from China, there are hair line cracks developing because they use a hardening process that is flawed, but a right wing governor by the name of Arnold, didn't even put the bid out to an American company, because of costs, with association of steel factories shutting down against foreign dumping practices, got to love that CAFTA or the South Korean "trade deal".
Do you know why there are NO ships being built in this country, unless its military attack submarines, take a hard look at that industry, they are being built in other countries because this country let that vital industry die, because of costs
The outsourcing of maintenance on aircraft to and for some third party in some foreign country is wrong, because the issue is that the american worker is being directly challenged by the low cost of the country, that is a simple fact.
So in my response to your question, I am highly trained and educated, but a lot of people don't care, I am forced to hear about a "trade deal" after the fact, and I am told to be ashamed if I gripe about "trade deals", I think, I have a right to gripe, along with the 65 thousand plants that have been shut down in this country, and the millions of Americans that have lost there jobs---------------------there middle class jobs, and Union jobs, because of "trade deals"
Honk-----------------for a political revolution
Ash_F
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red dog 1
(27,757 posts)K&R
The TTP is poison.
floriduck
(2,262 posts)bjobotts
(9,141 posts)She could get a lot more done as senator than she ever could as VP...but she's good at either one that's for sure
w4rma
(31,700 posts)However, Reid and his advisors have found an awkward work around: Warren can file an intent-to-resign letter 145 days prior to a January 20th inauguration date, which would block Baker from making an appointment as Warren would still be in office. However, in this scenario, if a Clinton-Warren ticket were to lose in November, Warren would have to rescind her resignation and run for what would then be an open seat.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/if-warren-is-clintons-vp-harry-reid-has-a-plan-to-replace-her/
bjobotts
(9,141 posts)I'm glad she's agreeing with Sanders as maybe more Clinton supporters will see and understand why having this in our dem platform is so important as is renewable energy etc. It's the issues dems need to come together on and this is what Sanders and Warren are trying to do ...unite us on the policies we all seem to want and stand up against these greedy corporate powers and wealth inequality which are tying to buy our elections so issues are settled in their favor.. "Dark Money" by Jane Mayer is as important a read as the "Shock Doctrine" is on the money powers buying America. It's why so much secrecy surrounds the TPP because if it were discussed out loud the nation would revolt against it.
