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This *might* make you feel better about the TPP (& thank you Sen Sherrod Bown!)
TPA is an arrow through the heart of Democracy, there is no way to sugar coat it into a "good" thing. However, I really love that Sen Brown introduced a Leveling the Playing Field Act to be included in future trade deals passing through the TPA process.
If we have to swallow the TPP & TTIP, this doesn't fix all the many problems with it, but it makes it go down easier. At least for me. 
From a Sherrod Brown email today~
How Trade Changes Today
Today, President Barack Obama will sign into law two pieces of legislation that will change international trade and US jobs forever.
First will be a renewal of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), allowing the President to expedite large trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and bring them to Congress for a simple yes-or-no vote.
Second is an extension of tariff preferences for developing countries. It includes renewal of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) Leveling the Playing Field Act, which will help American manufacturers fight back against foreign suppliers who break international trade rules.
During the past several months, Sen. Brown led the fight against TPA legislation, urging his Senate colleagues to put American workers and manufacturers first in any trade agreement. Supporters of TPA have been making all the same promises we heard in the past.
While trade is essential for American manufacturers and jobs, past American trade policies have amounted to bad trade deals that put corporate interests ahead of working families. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) supporters claimed it would create 200,000 jobs in just two years, but it actually cost the U.S. more than 680,000 net jobs. The last thing America needs is another NAFTA.
Sen. Brown before TPA vote.
Trade policy should support American workers. Sen. Brown was pleased that Congress renewed TAA, which is a critical lifeline for workers who lose their job because of these bad trade deals. Sen. Brown was also proud to see his legislation, the Leveling the Playing Field Act, make it to the President’s desk. This bill will be crucial in fighting back against foreign companies who receive illegal subsidies from their government or dump their products in the American market at below market-price.
Sen. Brown doesn’t believe, however, that Congress should rubber stamp another trade deal that sends U.S. jobs overseas. That’s why Sen. Brown voted against TPA, and why last week he took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to put working families first in any trade legislation. Now that Congress is limited to a simple yes-or-no vote on trade agreements, Sen. Brown will continue to monitor TPP negotiations and push the Administration to protect the livelihoods of American workers.
Today, President Barack Obama will sign into law two pieces of legislation that will change international trade and US jobs forever.
First will be a renewal of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), allowing the President to expedite large trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and bring them to Congress for a simple yes-or-no vote.
Second is an extension of tariff preferences for developing countries. It includes renewal of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) Leveling the Playing Field Act, which will help American manufacturers fight back against foreign suppliers who break international trade rules.
During the past several months, Sen. Brown led the fight against TPA legislation, urging his Senate colleagues to put American workers and manufacturers first in any trade agreement. Supporters of TPA have been making all the same promises we heard in the past.
While trade is essential for American manufacturers and jobs, past American trade policies have amounted to bad trade deals that put corporate interests ahead of working families. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) supporters claimed it would create 200,000 jobs in just two years, but it actually cost the U.S. more than 680,000 net jobs. The last thing America needs is another NAFTA.
Sen. Brown before TPA vote.
Trade policy should support American workers. Sen. Brown was pleased that Congress renewed TAA, which is a critical lifeline for workers who lose their job because of these bad trade deals. Sen. Brown was also proud to see his legislation, the Leveling the Playing Field Act, make it to the President’s desk. This bill will be crucial in fighting back against foreign companies who receive illegal subsidies from their government or dump their products in the American market at below market-price.
Sen. Brown doesn’t believe, however, that Congress should rubber stamp another trade deal that sends U.S. jobs overseas. That’s why Sen. Brown voted against TPA, and why last week he took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to put working families first in any trade legislation. Now that Congress is limited to a simple yes-or-no vote on trade agreements, Sen. Brown will continue to monitor TPP negotiations and push the Administration to protect the livelihoods of American workers.
Thanks Sherrod! (That's my Senator!! woot!)
Why aren't you running for president???
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SHE'S NOT RUNNING!111!!!
But a Senator from a neighboring state is. 