The TPA

[fadedrose]

President Obama was on CNN talking about the Trade Agreement at the G7 meeting in Netherlands.

He said that it was under the covers yet because it hadn't even been written, and it won't be signed until it passes muster from those involved or affected - He does not want it to benefit corporations and the wealthy - his main goals are to help the middle class and the poor, not hurt the environment, etc.

I didn't hear the whole speech, which sounded good, but will he develop amnesia when it comes to signing a bill that doesn't resemble his goals?

I like a lot that he's done, and what he's tried to do. Maybe after the 2014 elections his hands won't be tied...

[Hoyt]

1. Can't possibly be true, we've been told he's selling us down the river through the TPP.

[lumpy]

2. Interesting. The TTP agreement hasn't even been written yet, nor anything signed.

Yet some are yelling bloody murder before they know a damn thing about it.

[cali]

3. you're confused. first of all the TPA is trade promotion authority

it is not a trade deal. It's a legislative mechanism that limits the Senate to voting straight up or down on any trade pact or treaty. TPA stands for trade promotion authority. Both houses have to vote on whether to pass it. the two pending trade deals are the TPP- Trans-pacific partnership and the TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. He was referencing the TTIP and he is being utterly disingenuous.

I suggest you do some independent research. One place to start is who the President appointed to the USTR. They have lobbied hard for SOPA (he just appointed the one of the lead SOPA lobbyists to be the deputy director of the USTR). Siddiqui, the lead Ag negotiator is a former Monsanto and Bayer Croplife lobbyist who has worked his ass off to prevent GMO labeling. And Froman? Citigroup guy.

That's just the tip of this ugly iceberg.

[fadedrose]

4. I was sewing

and just started to listen when he mentioned that many fear the trade agreement (?) not sure of what he called it, but assured everyone that it would not be passed unless approved and could not be approved until it was written, and he said it wasn't.

I guess enough of it is "plotted" while not written and I deeply suspect the author(s). One them seems to love corporations and somewhat never met a war she didn't like. She may not be like this, but wants funding from corporations so the right things must be said.

His tone was one that was meant to calm opponants to any treaty proposed, but worried me. It's happened before.

He did say that things would change when the bill saw daylight. Would he be bound to pass it? It seems like the only way out for us. I have this hope. He's also mentioned the pipeline somewhat favorably in the past couple of weeks, not good.

I read a lot of what's in the bill some time back, and most of what I remember was copyright protection on American products, ie, music, movies, etc. Don't know much else of what would be an advanatage. How many more jobs can we lose? Can't make a phonecall for pc help without getting Asia.

The sewing is going on, made nightgowns for dau & gr dau...and now patching a long bedroll pillow for son that should be thrown out. That, with the missing plane have me preoccupied...but I know you are on duty and love you for it.

I will look into those groups you mentioned, thank you.