Ahead of Democratic Platform Meeting, Warren Urges Opposition to TPP Trade Deal
Ahead of Democratic Platform Meeting, Warren Urges Opposition to TPP Trade Deal
ALEX SEITZ-WALD
NBC News
Amid a heated intra-party debate on trade, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is encouraging members of a progressive group to keep up their fight against the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal.
The TPP is a multinational trade agreement pushed by the Obama administration, which progressives and Donald Trump allies feel would harm U.S. workers by driving down labor prices and empowering multi-national corporations.
"Congress will have to vote straight up or down on TPP, no amendments, no chance to strip out things like ISDS, and that's why I'm counting on CREDO members like you to help me fight to stop the TPP over the next few months," Warren says, referring to the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement provision.
"Supporters of the TPP want you to believe this deal is about America's role in setting the rules of international trade. But here's the problem, TPP isn't about helping American workers set the rules, it's about letting giant corporations rig the rules," Warren says.
Give 'em hell Elizabeth.
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