Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking President Obama to make public classified information in the international trade deal that he’s asking Congress to ‘fast track’ -- the latest incident in which the populist, first-term Democratic senator appears critical of the president’s relationship with Wall Street and big business.
At issue is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as the TPP -- a significant deal with 11 Pacific Rim nations that aims to create a free trade zone in the Asia-Pacific region.
A letter dated Saturday and co-signed by fellow Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was written in response to Obama's suggestion that critics of the TPP, specifically Warren, were wrong about the trade deal and “dishonest” when they claim the TPP is a secret deal.
However, Warren and Brown argue in the letter that by deeming the draft text classified and from public view, the Obama administration has, in fact, made the deal secret.
“As a result of your administration’s decision, it is currently illegal for the press, experts, advocates, or the general public to review the text of this agreement,” the letter says.
Warren claims in the letter that corporate executives and lobbyists have had opportunities to not only read it, but to shape the terms, and calls for the American people to have the same ability.
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4 comments:
Finally a democrat with nads....and she kinda cute too
More of us need to tell Congress that we oppose this 'deal' in it's entirety., not just the illegal secrecy.
This is a very, very bad alliance and is geared at nothing more then enslaving the entire country to mega multi-national corporate greed.
And, one of the worst parts about this is, it is overwhelmingly supported by the GOP, the Republicans that we just gave majorities to in both houses of Congress.
They didn't hear a word we said. It's just their agenda now and not the Dems., ours ain't even on the table.
It's overwhelmingly supported by BOTH parties and the President (who says Elizabeth Warren is wrong and doesn't have all the info, but isn't really interested in making sure anyone else gets to see it). Don't kid yourself.
she's got 'nads, all right
and that rich American Indian heritage, too :(
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