Posted on 02/22/2016 11:30:48 PM PST by Citizen Zed
Hillary Clinton was a strong supporter of TPP when she served as secretary of state and pushed the trade bill at least 45 times in recent years. For example, she said in November 2010 that "this TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."
After announcing that she was running for president, however, Clinton changed her tone on TPP, refusing to take a clear position on the deal and saying she needs more time to study the text of the agreement.
On Oct. 7, Clinton officially came out against TPP, telling PBS' Judy Woodruff that, "as of today, I am not in favor of what I have learned about [TPP]." She also said, "I have said from the very beginning that we had to have a trade agreement that would create good American jobs, raise wages and advance our national security and I still believe that is the high bar we have to meet," and added, "I don't believe it's going to meet the high bar I have set."
PolitiFact rated Clinton's change in position as a "Full Flop."
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