One of the most controversial aspects of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the fact that the Obama administration has tried to impose a public blockade on the text of the draft agreement.
When Congress votes on whether to grant the president “fast-track authority” to negotiate the TPP—which would bar Congress from making any changes to the secret pact after it’s negotiated—it will effectively be a vote to pre-approve the TPP itself.
A vote for fast-track authority will effectively be a vote to preapprove the TPP itself.
