Keep Up the Pressure to Defeat Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Keep Up the Pressure to Defeat Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Keep Up the Pressure to Defeat Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Activists managed to convince the House of Representatives to reject fast track on Friday but the fight isn’t over.

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What’s going on?

Last Friday, in a victory for progressives, members of the House of Representatives defeated fast-track trade authority, which would have all but guaranteed the passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But some members of the House are still intent on passing this undemocratic and damaging bill.  Last week only happened because thousands of people demanded that Congress listen to the people, not the multimillion dollar corporations that want yet another trade bill that privileges their profits over our well-being. If we’re going to sustain this victory, we need to keep fighting.

What can you do?

Write to your representative today and tell them to reject fast track.

Learn more:

Representative John Conyers breaks down why the TPP is “a terrible deal for most Americans.”

From increasing drug costs to harming the environment to undermining labor protections, this video breaks down the danger of passing “the dirtiest deal you’ve never heard of.”

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