Dear Reader,
Today, a bill to fast track the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was introduced in Congress. The deal, which is being negotiated with over 600 corporations behind closed doors, is a threat to clean air, clean water, safe food and our democracy.
We have to stop fast track for the TPP. Email your Congress members now.
If passed, corporations could sue the U.S. government to overturn democratically created laws and regulations if they threaten the corporation's profits. Things like sourcing local food for schools, banning fracking in your community and labeling genetically engineered foods are at the top of the corporate hit list.
President Obama is trying to fast track this deal to give himself sole authority to negotiate it, leaving Congress and the American public with absolutely no input.
Thankfully we still have time to stop this. Fast Track votes have been defeated in Congress in the past and we can do it again. In recent weeks, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have showed opposition to Fast Track for the TPP. But corporations around the world will stop at nothing to pass this bill. Every single member of Congress needs to hear from their constituents on this.
Take action now. It's the most important thing you can do.
http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=623
Thank you,
Wenonah Hauter
Executive Director
Food & Water Watch
act(at)fwwatch(dot)org
