{"id":5335,"date":"2016-04-08T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T12:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?p=5335"},"modified":"2017-01-05T08:57:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:57:39","slug":"the-tpp-attack-on-buy-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/blog\/2016\/04\/08\/the-tpp-attack-on-buy-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The TPP Attack on Buy America"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Screen<\/a>On Friday, April 1, 2016, the White House officially notified Congress that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would require waiving U.S. \u201cBuy America\u201d government purchasing preferences for goods and services from Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and other Pacific Rim nations.\u00a0 This was no April Fool\u2019s joke.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>If the TPP were enacted, the federal government would no longer be able to preference using taxpayer dollars to create jobs for American workers.<\/p>\n

The TPP\u2019s procurement chapter would require the federal government to treat foreign bidders for many government contracts as if there were from the United States, undermining one of the most important job-creation tools available.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>The United States \u2014 as well as governments abroad \u2014 should be able to use stimulus funds to create jobs within their borders, and not be required to send taxpayer funds overseas.<\/p>\n

The White House\u00a0notice officially acknowledges what we\u2019ve known since the secretive TPP text was published in November 2015: The pact\u00a0would give bidders from TPP\u00a0countries expansive access to U.S. goods, services and construction contracts, necessitating waivers from existing U.S. law.<\/p>\n

Among the at least 93 specific procuring entities listed in the TPP are the U.S. Department of Transportation (in part), Department of Defense (in part), Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of State, Department of Agriculture (in part), Department of Homeland Security (in part), General Services Administration, The Smithsonian, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Federal Reserve System, Federal Communications Commissions and the Tennessee Valley Authority (in part).<\/p>\n

While the TPP does not cover state and local procurement contracts at this time, the TPP does require countries to \u201ccommence negotiations with a view to achieving expanded coverage, including sub-central coverage\u201d within three years.\u00a0 This requirement could undermine popular \u201cBuy Local\u201d preference programs at the state and local level in the future.<\/p>\n

Citizens Trade Campaign\u2019s view on this matter is pretty simple:\u00a0Trade agreements should not dictate how governments can and cannot spend taxpayer money.<\/p>\n

TAKE ACTION: Please urge your Congress members to oppose the TPP for undermining \u201cBuy America,” among other serious problems.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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