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Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 01:16 PM Jan 2016

Bernie Sanders and Big Business Found Something They Can Actually Agree On

She is lying about TPP, and she has told her big business buddies....IMO

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-tpp-chamber-of-commerce_us_56abb9bde4b0010e80e9f5b2?utm_hp_ref=politics


Hillary Clinton has tried to convince Democratic primary voters that she is firmly opposed to the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

But the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country's leading business trade group and a proponent of the accord, told Bloomberg News earlier this month that he isn't buying Clinton's public stance. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders is seizing on those comments as a sign that his presidential primary rival can't be counted on to oppose TPP.

Thomas Donohue, head of the business lobby, suggested that Clinton is only opposing TPP to improve her chances against Sanders, who has objected to the deal from the beginning. Clinton would likely revert to her previous support for the agreement if she were elected president, Donohue posited.

"If she were to get nominated, if she were to be elected, I have a hunch that what runs in the family is you get a little practical if you get the job," Donohue said.

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Bernie Sanders and Big Business Found Something They Can Actually Agree On (Original Post) Punkingal Jan 2016 OP
He calls it practical..he is a prick. randys1 Jan 2016 #1
Wow, I did not expect that.... daleanime Jan 2016 #2
Well, we kinda knew she was lying. Good that it's been confirmed. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #3

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. He calls it practical..he is a prick.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 01:21 PM
Jan 2016

US Chamber is so anti American it is ugly.

If you work for a living, they HATE you

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
3. Well, we kinda knew she was lying. Good that it's been confirmed.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 02:02 PM
Jan 2016

I hope Bernie brings this up during next debate.

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