OP ED: Help American Workers. Pass TPP.
buzzz worthy. . . The following OP ED was printed in the Wall Street Journal today in support of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a trade bill introduced by the Obama Administration commonly known as TPP. Neither major party candidate supports it and Bernie Sanders' supporters adamantly reject it. Michael R. Bloomberg & Thomas J. Donohue make a case as to why they should be open to the trade pact. SEP 16, 2016 6:00 AM EDT By Michael R. Bloomberg & Thomas J. Donohue Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both said they will oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact between the U.S. and 11 nations negotiated by the Obama administration and signed in February. But their views shouldn’t matter much, because the issue should never get to the next president’s desk. Congressional consideration of the agreement has been delayed long enough. Congress should vote on the bill -- and pass it -- before the year is out. Anti-trade sentiment has made it fashio...