But Wyden won a provision that will allow the Senate to turn off the fast track authority . (Reply #22)

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KMOD (7,906 posts)

22. But Wyden won a provision that will allow the Senate to turn off the fast track authority .

Wyden fought for, and won, a number of provisions aimed at ensuring greater public transparency in the trade negotiations, as well as a key provision that would allow the Senate to turn off the fast-track authority if the Obama administration fails to live up to certain requirements during the negotiations.

"One issue that has come up again and again is the excessive secrecy that seems to have accompanied so much of this debate," Wyden said Thursday. "American trade policy needs to be debated openly."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/senators-bipartisan-bill-would-give-obama-key-powers-on-trade/

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
Liz Warren is correct - give the public the facts [View all]	malaise	Apr 2015	OP
So damn true. What a scam. I love her. So clear and so smart. Wow, we need her. nt	Logical	Apr 2015	#1
Right, lay it all out, let the press & people see it as she said. Also how Americans have been	appalachiablue	Apr 2015	#6
Fugg the press and their hacks	malaise	Apr 2015	#8
Including independent, alternative media, not only M$M is likely what Warren meant	appalachiablue	Apr 2015	#15
OK to that part of the press n/t	malaise	Apr 2015	#27
The public will never the facts when they have been established. n/t	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#2
I think there's a typo in your post.	morningfog	Apr 2015	#4
Yes ... Darned "smartphone ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#7
After the law is passed?	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2015	#11
That is not what is going to happen ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#13
How many of those days does Congress have to be in session?	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2015	#16
I don't know; but, I suspect ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#17
120 days is a lot. Can't wait to see how they divvy it up once...	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2015	#18
120 days is more than enough time for ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#20
So no public input as to what is or is not included,	morningfog	Apr 2015	#21
There has NEVER been public input into ANY international negotiation ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#24
You prefer it this way? You like NAFTA?	morningfog	Apr 2015	#25
Having participated in "high stakes" negotiation ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#29
It's a corporate coup!	JDPriestly	Apr 2015	#31
Yeah. Okay. n/t	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2015	#34
On this issue she's the champion of the people - and also of democracy.	polichick	Apr 2015	#3
More than reasonable	still_one	Apr 2015	#5
Yes.	emulatorloo	Apr 2015	#9
Agreed.	KeepItReal	Apr 2015	#10
There are protests in the other signatory countries. And EU has protests about the TTIP.	djean111	Apr 2015	#12
The public will see it	KMOD	Apr 2015	#14
It's incredibly naive to think that after all the effort	morningfog	Apr 2015	#19
But Wyden won a provision that will allow the Senate to turn off the fast track authority .	KMOD	Apr 2015	#22
Plus Obama and the next President has Fast Track authority until 2021.	Elwood P Dowd	Apr 2015	#23
This has been addressed	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2015	#26
And where is Hillary Clinton on this issue?	SheilaT	Apr 2015	#28
K&R.	JDPriestly	Apr 2015	#30
Yep. So much for President Transparency, huh?	AzDar	Apr 2015	#32
https://jahanc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-laughing-on-af1.jpg	blkmusclmachine	Apr 2015	#33
The truth will set us all free. K&R	closeupready	Apr 2015	#35
stupid people think we just need to TRUST	Skittles	Apr 2015	#36

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