AFL-CIO Denounces TPP, Says TPA Support is Waning
Support for trade promotion authority (TPA) is decreasing among members of Congress, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations said in a Feb. 13 release that accompanied a video denouncing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The 2014 version…
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of the TPA, also known as fast-track, was introduced in both chambers in January as HR-3830 and S-1900. “Yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was the latest prominent elected official to say no to Fast Track, no to H.R. 3830/S. 1900,” said the release. “Thanks to the efforts of tens of thousands of people -- including people like you -- more and more congressional leaders, including Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, are joining the chorus of voices standing up for us -- America’s 99% -- and saying that Fast Track is wrong.”