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\"heckpostcards\"<\/a>Momentum against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) increased in late October 2015, as Congressman Denny Heck announced<\/a> he would vote against the corporate trade pact, calling it one of the most important decisions of his career.<\/p>\n

The TPP would set binding rules between 12 countries, governing approximately 40% of the global economy. The massive deal has drawn ire from environmental, labor, faith, and social justice groups for the impacts it would have on food safety, access to affordable medicine, human trafficking, workers around the world, and efforts to address climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presidential campaign highlighted deep dissatisfaction with globalization as we\u2019ve managed it,\u201d said Stan Sorscher, President of the Washington Fair Trade Coalition. \u201cWe are very pleased that Congressman Heck\u2019s decision opens space for a larger discussion of what a true 21st Century trade policy should look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his statement, Representative Heck explained, \u201cI believe in my policy priorities because I care about people, and analyzing TPP should be a question of how it affects people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent plant closures in Shelton, in his district, left workers largely on their own when their jobs moved offshore. Should our trade policy, he asked, force us to compete with low-cost manufacturing facilities with no\/low safety standards, poverty wages, or child workers, facilities that spew out anything they want into the atmosphere or nearby bodies of water?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an historic opportunity to rethink our approach to globalization,\u201d said Gillian Locascio, Washington Fair Trade Coalition\u2019s Executive Director. \u201cAcross Washington State and the world, community groups are building local solutions to the crises of our time. These voices need to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representative Heck\u2019s announcement came after months of lobby visits, petition collection, door-to-door canvasses and other activities designed to educate the Congressman about his constituents\u2019 opposition to the TPP.<\/p>\n

Nearby Representative Derek Kilmer is still undecided on the TPP.\u00a0 Urge your Members of Congress to oppose the TPP online here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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