After Getting Called Out, Elizabeth Warren Accuses Obama Of Deliberately Hiding Trade Details | Ecologie & société | Scoop.it

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on President Barack Obama to make details of the trade pact he is negotiating public a day after Obama said that Warren and other critics were wrong on the facts of the deal.

The Obama administration has briefed members of Congress on the deal, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but has blocked members from publicly discussing specifics. Last month, an Obama administration official told The Huffington Post that the briefings on the deal were classified because they were sensitive and ongoing.

But on Wednesday, Warren accused the administration of deliberately hiding unpopular details from the public.

 

"The government doesn’t want you to read this massive new trade agreement. It’s top secret," Warren said in a statement on her website..."