Why Fast Track Is a Dangerous Gift to Corporate Lobbies

Authors

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University, The Center for Sustainable DevelopmentFollow
Lisa E. Sachs, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow
Lise Johnson, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2015

Abstract

The Obama Administration is now on track to get "fast track" legislation through the Senate, heading towards a close vote in the House. The end goal is to conclude two major business treaties: the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The House Democrats are right to withhold their support until key treaty positions favored by the White House are dropped.

Disciplines

Antitrust and Trade Regulation | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | International Trade Law | Law | Securities Law

Recommended Citation

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Lisa E. Sachs & Lise Johnson, Why Fast Track Is a Dangerous Gift to Corporate Lobbies, Huffington Post, May 19, 2015 (2015).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sustainable_investment_staffpubs/132