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Trade Promotion Authority is Not the Free Trade Utopia it Seems
Thirty-five of the 36 House Republican freshmen in Congress have said they would like to provide President Obama with “Trade Promotion Authority” (TPA), which would allow him to “fast-track” the negotiation of reciprocal trade agreements, instead of wrangling through the specifics with Congress. Ostensibly, it would make free trade agreements easier to implement.
Posted in Constitution, Homepage Column One Row Three, Sovereignty, Trade & Economics
Tagged Chamber of Commerce, Congress, European Union, Farm Bureau, Fast Track Trade Agreements, Free Trade, FTA, Heritage Foundation, NAFTA, NAM, National Association of Manufacturers, Republican Establishment, South Korea, TAA, TPA, TPP, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Trade Promotion Authority, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP