Here's the Bloomberg TV interview with Donohue cited by Inside US Trade, where he assures us that Hillary will support the TPP after the election.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-01-20/will-the-trans-pacific-partnership-deal-survive- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] (202) 448-2898 x1 On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Robert Naiman < [email protected]> wrote: > In today's TPP news, Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue asserts > confidently that after the nomination and the election are safely out of > the way, Clinton will shake the etch-a-sketch and become a TPP supporter. > Because "practical." From "Inside U.S. Trade": > > [...] > The Chamber president said he expected Hillary Clinton would ultimately > support the TPP if she becomes the Democratic nominee for president and is > elected. He argued that she has publicly opposed the deal chiefly because > her main challenger, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), has also done so. “If she > were to get nominated, if she were to be elected, I have a hunch that what > runs in the family is you get a little practical if you ever get the job,” > he said. > [...] > > I dunno. I'm thinking, maybe some trade unionists and enviros in Iowa have > a different understanding of the word "practical." Hope springs eternal in > the human breast. > > === > > Robert Naiman > Policy Director > Just Foreign Policy > www.justforeignpolicy.org > [email protected] > (202) 448-2898 x1 > >
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