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Under President Obama, annual economic growth is anemic and job growth is stagnant. I hope the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) produce agreements that reduce government-created barriers to trade, enabling increased prosperity for all involved. More economic growth will expand opportunity to those working to climb the economic ladder and achieve the American Dream.
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I have never really felt that he was any different than any of the other RINO’s running....my problem is this:

IF he read this ttp bill then he would know about the immigration part being in there....if he was working as a servant to his people in Texas that voted for him, he would have talked about it openly...

I don't trust anyone of the candidates running, I feel they are all there for themselves, sure they say they are doing this and that and they tell you anything to get elected or reelected, but they all lie....

I want someone who will do this:

“I have read the ttp (or any other bill) and this is what I found, there are things that should not be passed. It hurts the economy, it hurts our people with job growth, etc. etc. I will not vote for this bill because it isn't what you people that elected me want me to vote yes on”

If they would just come out and tell us what WE need to know, there wouldn't be all this mistrust with our government, but they are (1) afraid the lobbyists won't give them kick backs, (2) their peers won't like them or (3) they won't get the chairmanships that make news.....and to hell with the people that elected them....

From the audio of Ted Cruz's interview (WRKO Town Hall with Ted Cruz, May 30, 2015, Hour 2), for TPA, the legislation has been 6 years in making. President should have an authority to negotiate the trade deal until it is finalized, then send the bill to the Congress for up-or-down vote with no amendment. (Otherwise, President has to go back and re-negotiate. How long will it take to get it done? That's why it is called “Fast Track”)

In response to people who are afraid that he voted to give more power to Obama, he said that he didn't trust Obama at all. Obama won't be in the office in 19 months. He looked into the future for the next president to have an authority to negotiate. Hopefully, the next president will be a Republican, especially him. Now is the time to get it passed with Democrats. If we wait for the next administration (Republican), Democrats in Congress will vote it down no matter what.

For TPP, he said it was stupid to have the text classified. He READ the TPP. It was relatively a straightforward trade agreement. He didn’t have weeks to study each paragraph closely. Unfortunately, from the past history of the administration’s abuse of power, the secrecy gives the impression that they are hiding something horrible in the bill. Fortunately, under TPA they have to make any trade agreement, including TPP, public for 60 days before the Congress can vote on it. People can study closely at this time. But personally he wanted the text public right now.