Heard this before?

Newt · Post by **Newt** » Tue May 05, 2015 10:31 am

We have to pass the Bill before we see what is in it.

Why all the secrecy for Barry's Trans-Pacific trade deal? Even Dems unhappy

LINK http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/s ... 17581.html

Extreme secrecy eroding support for Obama's trade pact

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If you want to hear the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration is hoping to pass, you’ve got to be a member of Congress, and you’ve got to go to classified briefings and leave your staff and cellphone at the door. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/s ... z3ZH3vz7wQ

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If you’re a member who wants to read the text, you’ve got to go to a room in the basement of the Capitol Visitor Center and be handed it one section at a time, watched over as you read, and forced to hand over any notes you make before leaving. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/s ... z3ZH436Uvo

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“It’s like being in kindergarten,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who’s become the leader of the opposition to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/s ... z3ZH4Cnjpk

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The White House isn’t even telling Congress what it’s asking for, they say, or what it’s already promised foreign governments. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/s ... z3ZH4Kdiuw

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), who’s a hard no on fast track but says he’d like to see other ways of promoting international trade. “He likes to make available information that he thinks helps his case, and if it conflicts, then he doesn’t make the information available,” Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/s ... z3ZH4etg40

This will make you feel better.

Transparency and Open Government
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

SUBJECT: Transparency and Open Government

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.