Received this e-mail today from Rep. Donna Edwards' (D. MD) U.S. Senate campaign:
The public has been given the full text of the TPP -- finally. I can tell you from what I've seen so far: this is still a bad deal. Maybe even worse than we thought.
Here's why:
It was negotiated in secret with some of the largest corporations in the world.
The labor, human rights, and environmental standards are almost unenforceable.
And, like NAFTA, under the TPP American jobs will still be shipped overseas.
We need to build momentum now to stop this bill. Add your name and say you'll fight with me to stop the TPP.
http://action.donnaedwardsforsenate.com/...
For a year and a half, I’ve been leading the fight with labor and environmental advocates and our friends in Congress against the TPP, because I remember what happens when we don’t think of the American worker first.
My North Carolina family grew up and survived working at the local mills -- making a good living and thriving in the middle class. But those mills closed, and because of bad trade deals like the TPP, the mill workers lost their jobs.
To this day, they’ve never fully recovered.
That devastation is what keeps me fighting against bad trade deals like NAFTA and the TPP, which ship our good-paying jobs overseas. I fight, even if it means taking on my own party, to show that we need fearless leaders who will stand for what’s right.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership language is finalized, but the fight is not over, add your name today to help me take on the corporate special interests pushing this deal.
http://action.donnaedwardsforsenate.com/...
I’m sick of the promises of good-paying jobs and economic growth that never materialize. And I’m tired of our workers watching their livelihoods disappear.
Trade is one of the issues that defines us as Democrats. Progressives like you and me need to speak up now to show we’re not giving up the fight against TPP -- against unfair trade deals that don't respect workers' rights and environmental protections and ship jobs overseas.
Stand with me now and say no to the TPP.
http://action.donnaedwardsforsenate.com/...
Thank you for being a part of this,
Donna
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