OBAMA: Trade Bill Will Advance One of My Highest Priorities — “Climate Change”
Barack Obama told American Public Radio today that the Obamatrade bill will advance one of his highest priorities, “Climate Change.”
And Republican leaders are pushing this crap sandwich.
Breitbart.com reported:
In an interview with American Public Media’s Marketplace, President Obama says fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade bill would help him advance his climate change agenda, which he said is “one of my highest priorities.”During the interview with host Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace, Obama said, “If we want to solve something like climate change, which is one of my highest priorities, then I’ve got to be able to get into places like Malaysia, and say to them, this is in your interest.”“What leverage do I have to get them to stop deforestation?” he asked. “Well part of the leverage is, if I’m in a trade relationship with them, that allows me to raise standards, now they have to start thinking about how quick they’re chopping down their forests and what kinds of standards they need to apply to environmental conservation...”
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