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Hillary Clinton: Ive been for trade deals, Ive been against them
By Gabriel Debenedetti
5/19/15 12:14 PM EDT
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she is reserving judgment on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal until she sees the final version, again declining to take sides in Washingtons brewing trade debate.
I have said I want to judge the final agreement, said Clinton in response to a question about the deal from an Iowan sitting next to her at a roundtable at a bike store and repair shop. I have been for trade agreements, I have been against trade agreements.
The Democratic front-runners repeated punting on this issue has frustrated both supporters and critics of the trade negotiations that President Barack Obama has made a central part of his last two years in office.
Clinton on Tuesday acknowledged that the trade issue is obviously a very hot topic right now and reiterated that any final pact must increase jobs, wages and economic security.
She also expressed concern about currency manipulation and a provision to give corporations more power to overturn health and environmental and labor rules than consumers have.
Ive been very clear on this, Clinton said.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/hillary-clinton-trade-deals-reaction-tpp-118089.html?hp=l4_4