Thank Representative Grand Theft Auto for the TPP Security--And Reid and Pelosi.

[joshcryer]

154. No.

1. The TPP was available to members of Congress through usual channels.
2. Issa leaked a document and meddled with TPP using his powers.
3. The White House / USTR extended the channels as to which TPP was available, but put a babysitter in there to keep more Issa-style leaks and send a message.
4. Democrats got annoyed and, falling for usual Republican tactics, complained loudly about they not having the access that they want (which they didn't say a damn word about before, because "the usual channels" are quiet, send a staffer in, get a copy; Brown proved that in his own complaint about this BS).
5. Republicans then turn Democrats on themselves thanks to Issa's meddling in the committee process.

Here's the question, if you don't think Wyden, Brown, et al, had access before Issa's leak, why did they wait until after the clamp down to make it an issue? Because they could send a staffer down there and get a copy and no one would ask questions, that's why. Brown even was blown away by the inability of his staffers to get copies after the crackdown.