There
was a reason corporations spent so much money on the last election and it wasn’t
ideology. It wasn’t a gift. It was an investment.
The
Trans-Pacific Partnership is a massive trade deal. It is being negotiated in
secret, with citizens locked out. Big corporations and banks literally sit at
the negotiating table. They spent millions on election contributions and
lobbyists and they are getting their money's worth.
The
pharmaceutical industry inserted patent rules into the TPP that will allow them
to keep cheaper generics off the market for years by making minor changes to
their drugs. This will hike industry profits, even as it prices the vulnerable
out of drugs they need.
That's
no exaggeration. Gleevec, a breakthrough drug against leukemia, cost $2,500 a
month in the U.S. The patent holder was able to extend its patent by claiming a
new use and raised the price to almost $8,000. That's $96,000 a year!
We
have to stop this.
Right
now, the president has lined up with Republican leaders in Congress and the
corporate lobby to push for “fast track” authority that will grease the skids
for the TPP. But they don’t have the votes...yet.
The
Campaign for America’s Future is working with other progressive groups and
allies in Congress (even some conservatives). We are revealing what is at stake.
We will inundate Congress with letters and phone calls. We will expose who is on
the wrong side.
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. We know that every dollar you give is a sacrifice. We will make every
penny count. We will not let you down.
