No, Conservatives Don’t Suddenly Hate Free Trade
Contrary to some critics, support for TPA does not have anything to do with support for Obama’s position on amnesty or Obamacare.
The debate over the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill backed by President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned into a debate over just about anything except free trade.
The easy interpretation is that if you’re pro-TPA you are pro-trade, and if you’re anti-TPA you are anti-trade.
The truth is more complicated.
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