CD095: Secret International Regulations (TPA & TPP)

Congressional Dish

Jennifer Briney

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🗓️ 12 April 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode, we prepare for the Senate's upcoming push to fast-track multiple "free trade" agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). We also look into the January 2015 draft text of the leaked TPP Investment Chapter. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Information Discussed in this Episode Leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership Chapters Wikileaks: Wikileaks: Wikileaks: Wikileaks: Additional Information Hearing: , Senate Finance Committee, January 27, 2015. Video: Fox 10 Pheonix via YouTube. April 6, 2015. Article: . Politico. April 2, 2015. Article: New York Times. April 6, 2015. Congressional Research Service Paper: , March 20, 2015. Monsanto Press Release: Report from Public Citizen: , March 2015. who have been given access to the TPP text Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio) by (found on by mevio)

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0:00.0	I am so damn tired of being like to.
0:05.0	I don't think I can't deny it anymore. You can stick to your story if you think it flies but I'm not going to buy it anymore.
0:27.0	Hi, thanks for tuning into the 95th episode of Congressional Dish. I'm your
0:34.4	host Jennifer Briny. Today's episode is going to be a special episode
0:38.1	about trade agreements, specifically the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is a package
0:42.3	of international regulations being negotiated in
0:44.8	almost total secrecy, which your Congress aims to fast-track in the law.
0:49.9	This is one of the rare episodes where I'm going to tell you about something that's about to happen,
0:54.4	because if you decide you don't like it, you have a chance to stop it.
0:58.0	And I'm going to tell you how.
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