Fast Track Bill Would Legitimize White House Secrecy and Clear the Way for Anti-User Trade Deals

[Hoyt]

55. The TPP document says the NEGOTIATING documents should not be declassified, of course they were.

The negotiating documents include comments by the countries about what they have to have, what they might be willing to give up, various instances of whining, etc.

The 4 years does not apply to any FINAL document that might be endorsed by Obama.

You can search for these negotiating documents easily, type in things like "TPP investment dispute chapter," TPP Intellectual Property Chapter, TPP patent Chapter, etc.

It's all there.

You can also go to the USTR site and read the goals and advisory committee listings, that include almost every major union and environmental organizations.

I would also suggest looking for articles by normally liberal writers like Ezra Klein and Jeff Spross. There's a good interview where Obama lays out his objectives to matt yglesias.

Here's a recent article where Democratic Congress members who support the TPP (in principle) are discussed, along with opposition -- http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/democrats-free-trade-bill-117066.html

Here's one that discusses the modification a Congressional committee is suggesting to so-called Fast-Track authority -- http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/business/obama-trade-legislation-fast-track-authority-trans-pacific-partnership.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news