Trans-Pacific Partnership
As the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) encountered increasing resistance both in and out of Congress, the President began to look for support for the TPP by claiming that serious national […]
The oath of office for Congress says: “I . . . solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, […]
Well, after years of negotiation, secrecy, and, more recently, struggle in Congress to pass the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) “fast-track” bill, followed by another year or more of negotiations to […]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now dead in the lame duck, and with Donald Trump’s victory, most probably for good. But, there are remaining issues arising from the Investor-State Dispute […]
President Obama is mobilizing a last-ditch effort to overcome opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and get it passed before leaving office. He is planning to present it to Congress […]
This is how the mission of the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform was defined by the White House on February 18, 2010: The Commission is charged with […]
The intensity of the conflict over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has died down since last June, after the Administration won its victory in getting Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) through Congress. […]
The trade agreements currently being negotiated by the Obama Administration are potentially enormously important in their possible impact on the United States. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being negotiated by […]