Reason magazine: on Free Trade


James Webb: Skeptical about Trans-Pacific Partnership

Martin O'Malley has been a vocal opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He will only back agreements that are negotiated openly, that prohibit currency manipulation, that set and enforce stronger financial, labor and environmental regulations.

Webb has also been skeptical about the TPP, as he usually (but not invariably) is about trade deals. He has not offered an O'Malley-style list of the elements a pact would require to get his support.

Source: Reason magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls Oct 13, 2015

Martin O`Malley: Will only back agreements negotiated openly, unlike TPP

O'Malley has been a vocal opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He will only back agreements that are negotiated openly, that prohibit currency manipulation and "hold cheaters accountable," that set and enforce stronger labor and environmental regulations, that do not weaken financial regulations, that do not strengthen patent laws in ways that make medicines unaffordable, that require strong rules of origin, and that "support investment in the U.S. economy."
Source: Reason magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls Oct 13, 2015

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