I received an email from Campaign For America’s Future. If you have seen my previous posts on TPP, you know I think this is a very important issue.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell knows who he works for, and it’s not you and me. He’s announced his first priority when he takes the gavel will be to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a big, multi-national trade deal negotiated in secret. The big corporations love TPP because it will invalidate scores of environmental and labor regulations and let them ship jobs overseas. Consumer laws could be trumped by unelected tribunals. The deal is stuffed with provisions that could not survive in the light of day. So Senator McConnell is dead set on passing this deal using a “fast-track” process that will skip niceties like public hearings and amendments. We have to stop this. There’s no time to feel sorry for ourselves over the last election. The consequences are too grave. We must raise the alarm. The Campaign for America’s Future will organize progressive groups and allies in Congress (even some conservatives). We will create and distribute educational materials and petitions. We will inundate Congress with letters and phone calls. Will you help fund the campaign to stop this dangerous, job-killing trade deal before it’s too late? This is an on-the-ground, in-the-air and across-the-wires campaign. We have the truth and large portions of the public on our side, but we are going to be vastly outspent. You can help level the playing field. We truly appreciate you and are aware that every dollar you give is a sacrifice. We will not let you down. Click here to make a donation to help stop fast track in its tracks. © 2014 Campaign for America’s Future Inc. 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006