Division On Trade Disrupts Democratic Convention

Jul 29, 2016, 02:41 AM
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On the Democratic National Convention floor this week, delegates appeared to agree on most issues—stronger gun control, comprehensive immigration reform, equal pay, you name it.

Free trade, however, was a glaring exception.

"For a lot of us, it's a major problem," said Paul Schipper, a 28-year-old delegate, referring specifically to the Obama administration's signature trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The deal, which would link the U.S.