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Showing Original Post only (View all)The left is so wrong on the Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all]
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But then we have Warren stating with a straight face that handing negotiating authority to Obama would give Republicans the very tool they need to dismantle Dodd-Frank.
Huh? Obama swatted down the remark as wild, hypothetical speculation, noting he engaged in a massive fight with Wall Street to get the reforms passed. And then I sign a provision that would unravel it? he told political writer Matt Bai.
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Trade agreements have a thousand moving parts. The United States cant negotiate with the other countries if various domestic interests are pouncing on the details. Thats why every president has been given fast-track authority over the past 80 years or so.
Except Obama.
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