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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTPP Action Alert: Fast Track legislation to be introduced into Senate tomorrow
Crooks and Liars has issued an action alert for the introduction of legislation enabling fast-tracking of approval of the Trans Pacific Partnership. They are asking for phone calls or emails to senators opposing fast-tracking.This week, a bill to give the president Fast Track authority designed to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership with little public debate will be introduced in the Senate.The TPP is a disastrous trade agreement designed to protect the interests of the largest multi-national corporations at the expense of workers, consumers, the environment and the foundations of American democracy. It will also negatively impact some of the poorest people in the world.
Big corporations wrote the TPP behind closed doors.
Incredibly, while Wall Street, the pharmaceutical industry, and major media companies have full knowledge as to what is in this treaty, the American people and members of Congress do not. They have been locked out of the process.
You can get contact information for your senator from Project Vote-Smart or by Googling your Senator's name.
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TPP Action Alert: Fast Track legislation to be introduced into Senate tomorrow (Original Post)
LongTomH
Apr 2015
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senseandsensibility
(17,028 posts)1. Got a mealy-mouthed response from Dianne Feinstein
when I e-mailed her.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)2. Kick this to the front page
Omaha Steve
(99,628 posts)3. K&R!