Signing of Trans Pacific Partnership: Bernie Sanders opposes it

U.S., 11 nations sign contested Trans-Pacific corporate takeover; Sanders vows to kill it if elected | 03 Feb 2016 | Representatives of a dozen nations met in New Zealand to sign the debated Trans-Pacific Partnership, which seeks to bolster economies and investments between the United States and a number of Pacific Rim governments. The TPP agreement was signed by the parties on Thursday, New Zealand time, during a formal ceremony in Auckland.

Among the deal’s opponents is a man who could succeed Obama in the White House — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who pledgedWednesday to kill the TPP agreement if he gets elected. “As your president, not only will I make sure that the TPP does not get implemented, I will not send any trade deal to Congress that will make it easier for corporations to outsource American jobs overseas,” he said. [See also: University: Obama’s TPP ‘trade’ deal will whack 448,000 jobs, not save them as promised 28 Jan 2016.]

February 8, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, politics international