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TPP signing represents corporate wish list; farmers, consumers and the environment lose

Posted: February 8 2016

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The newly released IATP statement on the Feb. 3 signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership reflects the major flaws with the trade agreement and the growing TPP opposition in the U.S. and around the world. The signing doesn't mean the TPP is a done deal. It's now up to Congress to authorize changes to US laws under Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority to make them compliant with the trade deal--a controversial and uncertain process that can still be stopped. Read the statement.