Topic: Kevin Zeese

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Psych!
Episode 732 38:39 - 42:00

732: Psych!

Kevin Zeese, African Trade Bill, TPP Legislative Maneuvers

Activist Kevin Zeese outlines a four-step legislative strategy intended to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership by attaching Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to an African trade bill. This maneuver aims to pressure the Congressional Black Caucus and progressive Democrats into supporting the trade package. Opponents argue that the strategy relies on using humanitarian optics to pass controversial economic policies.