on June 15, 2015 in World News
Obamatrade Gives Barack Obama More Power, Taking It Away From Congress
Larry Summers Admits Obamatrade Gives Barack Obama More Power, Taking It Away From Congress by Alex Swoyer Lawrence Summers, former President Bill Clinton’s treasury secretary and a senior economic advisor to President Barack Obama, throws his support behind Obamatrade in an op-ed in the Washington Post, but concedes a major talking point from Republican leaders pushing it is untrue. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has been arguing that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) – also referred to as fast-track trade authority – would give Congress more power over President Obama’s highly secretive trade agreements, including the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade… View Article
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