Congress must reject Trans-Pacific Partnership

Last June, the Republican leadership in Congress, including Cathy McMorris Rodgers, was able to pass Trade Promotion Authority that gave President Obama unconstitutional ability to regulate commerce with foreign nations including the fast tract authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

A Tufts University study says passage of this massive 5,554 page agreement loaded with new regulations would shrink our GDP by $100 billion, leading to a loss of 448,000 American jobs. On Nov. 9, President Obama notified Congress of his intent to sign the 12-nation agreement, which he did on Feb. 4 i...