![]() The Afghan girls robotics team has taken home a top prize at Robotex, Europe's largest robotics festival. cCdEge4Ig9- Afghan Embassy DC November 27, 2017 Text of the Senate legislation is available here.Another round of congratulations to the girls robotics team for winning the entrepreneur challenge at the Estonian Robotics Festival, the biggest robotics festival in Europe! You make us proud. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has introduced companion legislation in the House. The TPP withdrawal legislation would also prevent TPP from being considered in Congress under trade promotion authority (TPA), which allows a “fast-track” to approval for the trade agreement. The legislation would require the President to provide the countries involved in TPP a written notice of withdrawal on the day the legislation is enacted. ![]() If President-elect Trump once again changes his position on a campaign pledge and doesn’t follow through on his repeated promise to withdraw from TPP, this bill will force him to do so,” said Senator Markey. We need trade deals that increase wages, protect workers’ rights, safeguard our environment, and don’t go around the U.S. We don’t need trade deals that ship American workers’ rights overseas along with their good paying jobs. “TPP has always really stood for Taking Peoples’ Pay. “We need trade that’s on a level playing field, not unfair trade deals that are stacked against American manufacturers and workers.” “Americans have said ‘no’ to the job-killing TPP, and it’s time for Congress and the Trump Administration to formally reject it too,” said Senator Merkley. Throwing out the TPP is a first step in resetting our trade agenda.” “From weak labor standards to toothless enforcement provisions and special private courts for multinational corporations, TPP was a lousy deal. “Working families have been on the losing side of America’s trade deals for too long,” said Senator Warren. “President Elect Trump should withdraw from the deal and keep his promise to workers in Michigan and across the country." "This trade deal doesn't crack down on countries that manipulate their currency or enforce protections for American jobs,” said Senator Stabenow. He must be held accountable to this pledge and he needs to keep his word to American workers.” “President-elect Trump repeatedly promised to withdraw from TPP, in fact he made a pledge to do it on Friday. Negotiated behind closed doors, TPP reflects the desires of multinational corporations, not the Wisconsin workers who will have to live with its consequences,” said Senator Baldwin. The agreement gives foreign companies the ability to challenge American laws in secret international courts. American manufacturing jobs will continue to go abroad as Buy America rules are further eroded. ![]() Instead of creating an even playing field, this deal increases the global race to the bottom in worker pay. This legislation would hold Trump accountable to this campaign promise to American workers. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to withdraw from TPP on “Day One” of his presidency. ![]() ![]() Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation to require the President to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Senators hold President-elect Trump accountable to American workers Trump pledged to withdraw from TPP on first day of presidency, legislation would require U.S. ![]()
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