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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:11 PM Jun 2015

Hillary has a position on TPP, but we won't know what it is until it's "finalized"

Hillary Clinton Will Take Clear Position On Trade When Deal Is Done, Her Campaign Says
06/14/2015 * HuffPo * BY Laura Bassett

Hillary Clinton has said very little so far on the sweeping trade deal that House Democrats derailed on Friday, but her campaign said Sunday that she will take a clear position on the legislation as soon as the details are finalized.

"What we've seen at the last couple of days is skirmishes around the process for considering that agreement," John Podesta, chair of Clinton's presidential campaign, told Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press." "But the agreement's not final. So when it is final, she'll render a judgment about that. And she's stated her concerns. ... She has a clear standard that it's got to be good for American workers, or she thinks the United States will walk away from it."

Two of Clinton's 2016 primary competitors, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), have been urging her to clarify her stance on the controversial trade deal, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in the past few weeks. House Democrats, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), rebelled on Friday against legislation that would have granted President Barack Obama the authority to fast-track the trade deal though Congress. Pelosi said the deal did not contain enough protections for labor rights and the environment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/14/hillary-clinton-trade-dea_n_7580112.html
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Hillary has a position on TPP, but we won't know what it is until it's "finalized" (Original Post) 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 OP
Didn't she say it was the Gold Standard for trade agreements, and praise it in her 2014 (last year) djean111 Jun 2015 #1
With one caveat no one mentions. yallerdawg Jun 2015 #2
The big problem there is that with Fast Track, it is set in stone. All we can do is groan. Or not. djean111 Jun 2015 #3
It is not a fait accompli! yallerdawg Jun 2015 #4
That was a typo. Wilms Jun 2015 #5
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. Didn't she say it was the Gold Standard for trade agreements, and praise it in her 2014 (last year)
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:15 PM
Jun 2015

book, Hard Choices?

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. With one caveat no one mentions.
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:22 PM
Jun 2015

Hold judgment until we see it!

Congress hasn't even passed the rules, guidelines and standards to finalize any free trade agreements!

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
3. The big problem there is that with Fast Track, it is set in stone. All we can do is groan. Or not.
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:27 PM
Jun 2015

Some keep saying, oh, we will see it when it is done. But we won't see it until it is a fait accompli. THAT'S the problem.
If it is as bad as it sounds, it will, paradoxically, make my voting and support decisions a whole lot easier. That will be set in stone, too.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. It is not a fait accompli!
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:32 PM
Jun 2015

A simple majority of no's and it is rejected! After the whole world can look at it on-line for 60 days before Obama can sign and send to Congress as final draft!

If TPA is ever passed!

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