Maybe they’ll do us a favor, and all knock each other out.
Via Politico
Democrats have taken the gloves off in their own trade war. In Washington and on the campaign trail, the public sniping over whether Congress should give the White House power to clinch the biggest free-trade deal in history has reached new heights.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday escalated her war of words with President Barack Obama, saying in a blog post that he’s the one who is wrong on trade.
Later Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee voted to give Obama “fast track” trade promotion authority, setting the stage for a vote on the Senate floor.
The Massachusetts Democrat said it’s unfair for the White House to show corporations the contents of a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, but ask Congress to sign off on it, sight unseen.
“When giant corporations get to see the details and the American people don’t, we all lose. Let’s level the playing field: No vote on fast-tracking trade until the public can read the TPP deal,” Warren wrote in a post titled “You can’t read this” on her campaign website.