WASHINGTON — In the wake of President Trump’s State of the Union speech, it is worth remembering what still ranks as one of the worst decisions of his presidency: the withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. It happened just about a year ago. You’ll recall that the TPP was an […]
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Trans-Pacific Partnership is not dead
The victims of free-trade agreements are finally getting the attention they deserve, after 25 years of being minimized or outright ignored. Maine, in particular, has been a ground-zero for free-trade-related economic casualties — more than 33,000 manufacturing jobs lost, a familiar casualty list of shoe, then shirt, then paper mill factories shuttered, entire communities economically […]
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Trans-Pacific Partnership works for U.S.
There has been a lot of debate about the benefits of trade to America in recent weeks. Allow me an opportunity to introduce some facts on why it is so important to our company, our workers and our community. P&G sells products in more than 180 countries and territories, with manufacturing sites spread throughout the […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin yet to decide on Trans-Pacific Partnership
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said at a Wednesday event that he’s “poring through” a massive trade deal with Pacific nations, but he won’t support it if it hurts Maine. The Republican from Maine’s 2nd District was put on the spot about the Trans-Pacific Partnership by Attorney General Janet Mills at a dinner held […]
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Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad policy on many levels
The Trans-Pacific Partnership was negotiated in secrecy during a six-year period. Corporations were well represented, but elected representatives in Washington, D.C., were not privy to the contents until it was a done deal. It was pushed forward with Fast Track, a process that only allows an up or down vote with minimal debate. The TPP […]
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Reject the TPP agreement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which the United States has negotiated with Pacific-Rim countries, has critical flaws which will hurt American workers, the environment, food safety and public health. According to a summary of U.S. objectives by the Office of United States Trade Representative, TPP, if enacted, would set rules governing approximately 40 percent of the […]
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Trade deal would hurt Maine
I cannot sit back one more minute and do nothing about the disaster that this country, which includes the great state of Maine, has been in and is going to get much, much worse, if the Trans Pacific Partnership is passed by Congress. The Sun Journal should publish at least some information about the trade […]
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D. Lovejoy: No fast track
No fast track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is a proposal to expand the 2005 agreement between New Zealand, Singapore, Chile and Brunei to include Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Vietnam and others. It is a sweet deal for big corporations and a ripoff to the American people. The secret negotiations, and the fact […]
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A. Briggs: Constitutional authority
Large corporations are pressuring Congress to give away its constitutional authority over trade. They want Congress to agree to “fast track” authority, which would allow a massive trade agreement with 11 Asian and Latin American countries to be signed before Congress gets to vote on it. Under “fast track,” the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement could […]