OBAMATRADE SECRECY: LOG OF WHICH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ACTUALLY READ BILL IN SECRET ROOM ALSO PRIVATE

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Breitbart:

Congress is being so secretive about Obamatrade that Congressional authorities are not only keeping the text of President Barack Obama’s various trade deals secret, they’re also keeping the log that lists which members of Congress went to go read the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) private as well.

 

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which the House may vote on by the end of this week or perhaps early next week, would fast-track the approval of the TPP and at least two other international trade agreements that President Obama’s administration is working on. Those are the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) with 24 separate parties, mostly other countries but also including the European Union, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) deal.

 

House GOP leadership has been having a difficult time rounding up enough support to pass Obamatrade, and more and more members keep coming out against it. In fact, a spokesman for Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) confirmed to Breitbart News on Wednesday morning that he is leaning “no” on Obamatrade, and on Tuesday a litany of other members—including Reps. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)—came out against it too.

 

TiSA and T-TIP text are not currently available for members of Congress to read, even in a secret room, but TPP text is available for members to read. Only members of Congress are allowed in the room, and in some cases they’re allowed to take certain staffers with enough security clearances. No notes are allowed to be taken out of the room, and members aren’t legally allowed to publicly discuss the specifics of what they’ve seen or read.

 

A log inside the secret room is kept listing any members who go read the TPP text, but Breitbart News can confirm that the log listing the senators who have actually read what they’re about to vote on is also kept secret from the public. That means Americans have no way of knowing—outside of their members of Congress confirming publicly they’ve visited the room to read the TPP text—whether their members of Congress have any clue what it is they are voting on.

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If they don't know, why should you...

[Valin]

I'm a really Big Fan Of Free Trade, But the fact we don't know what's in this causes me....problems.

[Valin]

Hugh Hewitt Tonight

 

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry On His Trans-Pacific Partnership Stance

 

 

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The Whole Thing Is Pretty good, but Forward to 8:17

 

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