Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) - looks like a TPP supporter
From her response to constituent emails urging her to oppose the TPP:
"Opening access to overseas markets has helped create a positive effect on Washington State's economy by providing business opportunities and increasing job opportunities. I firmly believe, however, that any trade agreement must ensure fair competition for domestic industries and support basic labor standards and environmental protections. Furthermore, I believe that an active trade policy must be accompanied by expanded educational and job-training opportunities to better prepare our workforce, including workers displaced by trade, to meet the challenges of the global economy.
With an active and fair trade policy, I am confident that Washington State will continue to benefit from an increasingly integrated role in the international economy. I look forward to working to expand educational and job-training opportunities to enable our workforce, including workers displaced by trade, to meet the challenges of the global economy. I am committed to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a trade agenda that best meets the needs of all Washingtonians. "
So their jobs are going away. Screw 'em, they can retrain for jobs that aren't there.
In other words, they can eat cake.
She is a Democrat.
Job #1 - We need to stop Fast Track.
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John Conyers: Sit down, my son. We don't read most of the bills.
And that's the NICEST interpretation of Cantwell's motives.
