Wyden betrays US Labor, cuts "deal" with GOP to pass TPP [View all]

[99th_Monkey]

I know this is just his latest betrayal. Selling out workers for
a paltry "retraining" provision for displaced workers ...

This guy needs to go next election. What a crying shame for Wyden
to use the seniority he's gained over the years in the Senate to pull a
blatent pro-corporate stunt like this.

Ron Wyden renews support for trade bill after striking deal with GOP leadership
By Jeff Mapes * The Oregonian * June 22, 2015

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said Monday that he remains a firm supporter of the "fast-track" trade bill and will continue to play a major role in helping revive the legislation after it ran into trouble in the House.

Wyden, who has parted ways with most of his Democratic colleagues on the trade issue, announced that he would support a new fast-track measure after negotiations with Republican congressional leaders and key Democratic lawmakers over the last week.

"Taken together, this is the most progressive trade package ever produced," Wyden said in a statement. "I spent months negotiating this deal because it is in our country's best interest."

President Barack Obama has pushed heavily for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, saying it will help create more American jobs by boosting exports to Asian countries. He's faced determined opposition from organized labor, which fears it will lead more manufacturers to move overseas.

The fast-track bill calls for an up-or-down vote on the Trans-Pacific agreement – which is still in final negotiations – with no amendments allowed.

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