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Ep. 17: TPP Trade Pact Drives Wedge in Democratic Party

The Big Story

By CQ Staff, Ellyn Ferguson, Jane Norman and Toula Vlahou
Posted July 29, 2016 at 5:17pm

The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement has become a thorny issue for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Democratic Party, says CQ Roll Call’s trade reporter Ellyn Ferguson, who explains in detail what’s at stake. Donald Trump’s and Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign rhetoric has emboldened anti-TPP activists, who have turned a usually wonky debate to a national conversation that transcends party politics.

Show Notes:

Despite Convention Jeers, Obama to Continue TPP 

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