Boston Globe: Warren, Mass. business groups at odds over trade pact

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Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke during the United Steelworkers rally in opposition to the proposed “Fast Track” bill last week.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/04/22/senator-elizabeth-warren-odds-with-massachusetts-business-groups-over-trade-pact/wvBAEOJxDs0GN7jPsZCzGP/story.html

By Jessica Meyers GLOBE STAFF APRIL 22, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Capitol loomed behind Senator Elizabeth Warren last week as she raised her fist to the crowd of union workers and promised to fight against one of the world’s most expansive trade deals.

The cheers by labor and environmental groups in Washington were met with silence by companies back in Massachusetts, where the state’s thriving life science and tech sectors consider the trade pact critical to the region’s economic prosperity.

This disconnect pits Warren and some in the Democratic delegation against the state’s key business groups as lawmakers consider legislation that would propel the deal forward.

“This [trade pact] is a huge opportunity not to be missed,” said Christopher Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council.

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