TPP - trade pact pushback | Scty Def & State for TPP | Rebut to tariff argument

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"Trade Pacts Face Growing Pushback" says WSJ:

"In the 10 districts with the biggest export growth since 2006, only three of the representatives say they back [fast track.] ... The exports-create-jobs argument has long been oversold, say trade experts, diminishing its power

http://www.wsj.com/articles/trade-pacts-face-growing-pushback-1433720720


Secretaries of State and Defense defend TPP in USA Today oped:

"TPP would help us promote a global order that reflects our interests and our values. The success of our efforts cannot be captured in economic terms alone."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/06/08/tpp-tpa-trade-democrats-vote-house-obama-column/28566641/


Simon Johnson rebuts pro-TPP tariff argument in Politico oped: "

...Ambassador Michael Froman [implied] TPP will dramatically lower such tariffs, boosting US exports, significantly increasing the size of our economy, and helping most Americans. That is not, however, what the best available projections about the deal suggest it would do, and Froman's emphasis on tariffs – though it sounds like the heart of the issue – is a distraction from the bigger question we need to ask about the TPP."

http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/06/will-the-trans-pacific-partnership-boost-the-us-economy-000075