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Related: About this forumWith Sanders in the Race, Clinton Can't Dodge Trade
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http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/05/12824/sanders-race-clinton-cant-dodge-trade
Posted by MARY BOTTARI on May 06, 2015
New data out today indicates that the U.S. trade deficit has swelled to the highest level in more than six years. This flood of imports robs American workers of jobs and saps the economic recovery. Yet President Obama is escalating pressure on Congress to approve Fast Track trade authority, which would limit Congressional debate on major trade agreements and speed their approval.
In a field of White House hopefuls who are busy raising money from deep-pocketed special interests and expertly dodging the press, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders stands alone in his single-minded focus on the economy. His blunt talk on jobs, rising inequality, and the erosion of the middle class will force many White House hopefuls to address topics they would rather avoid, including the most important economic vote of our times on Fast Track trade.
Pushing Hillary to Take a Stand
On April 17, shortly after the Fast Track trade bill was introduced in Congress, Sanders challenged candidates for the White House to take a stand on the bill and on the two pending trade agreements, the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with Europe. He was slated to go on The Ed Show on MSNBC later that day, whose host, Ed Schultz, has been crusading against the pending agreements as job killers in a weak economy.
But before the two trade skeptics could start their discussion, Clinton aides put out a statement: Any new trade measure has to pass two tests: First, it should put us in a position to protect American workers, raise wages and create more good jobs at home. Second, it must also strengthen our national security.
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With Sanders in the Race, Clinton Can't Dodge Trade (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
May 2015
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L0oniX
(31,493 posts)1. The “too big to fail” Hillary campaign is what it is and talk is just that. The bus will be huge.
I have 0 confidence that she will keep her promises... Oh wait ...they aren't promises.
SamKnause
(13,091 posts)2. Who will vote for Bernie ???
"Nobody But The People"
We are rooting for you Bernie !!!!!!!!!!
An honest politician should be on the endangered species list in the U.S.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)3. I think even the GOPers will be forced to take more notice.
Sen. Sanders' presence raises the bar for our discourse.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)4. She will hold a town meeting and take open questions
and then go on all the sunday talk shows .............. and take the tough questions....................... after.......................
antigop
(12,778 posts)5. well, sure she can...she just won't talk about it. nt
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)6. Who cares?? She can raise 2 billion dollars!!!
Sheesh, what do you want purists?
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)7. The people don't need to follow her money honeys
Who does that shit anyway?
besides 'open secrets'
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)9. It's ok as long as my candidate does it!
Seems as if it's not just our politicians and media that have been corrupted, but people's minds.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)8. We sure don't want any more trade deals.