Elizabeth Warren Says Fast-Track Greases Skids for Hidden Trade Deal
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, talks about her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bill and tensions between her and the Obama administration over the legislation. Warren speaks with Peter Cook on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Markets. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Senator Elizabeth Warren said Congress should demand that President Barack Obama release the draft text of a trade agreement with Asian-Pacific nations before handing him fast-track authority.
“We’re being asked to grease the skids for a deal that’s basically done but is being held in secret until after this vote,” the Massachusetts Democrat said in an interview Tuesday with Bloomberg Television.