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Congress Can -- and Should -- Declassify the TPP; by Robert Naiman

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lf. Although the other negotiating countries and "cleared" corporate advisers to the US Trade Representative have access to the draft TPP agreement, the American people haven't been allowed to see it before Congress votes on fast track. Members of Congress should share the secret TPP text with the American people. This article explains how & why it is crucial.One of the most controversial aspects of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the fact that the Obama administration has tried to impose a public blockade on the text of the draft agreement.
When Congress votes on whether to grant the president "fast-track authority" to negotiate the TPP -- which would bar Congress from making any changes to the secret pact after it's negotiated -- it will effectively be a vote to pre-approve the TPP! We, the people deserve to see it!
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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have additional Master' Degrees in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side Middle School, which (more...)
 

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