In the latest escalation of its campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the nation’s largest labor federation is calling on the Obama administration to declassify the full text of the proposed trade agreement. And on a rainy Tuesday morning in Washington, the AFL-CIO and its allies engaged in some old-fashioned political theater to make their point.
As it stands, access to the deal is limited to negotiators and, upon special request, members of Congress, all of whom are legally barred from disclosing the details. Those strict rules remain in place even as the White House lobbies the House of Representatives on so-called fast-track legislation. The bill would prevent lawmakers from amending the version of the trade deal finalized by negotiators and is widely seen as a prerequisite to passage of the treaty, which would link the United States with 11 other Pacific Rim countries, including Japan, Australia and Singapore. (The Senate passed fast-track last month, and an extremely tight House vote is expected soon.)
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