Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed visited Washington Friday to push Congress to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Reed met with President Obama and a group of bipartisan politicians and businesspeople, before speaking at a White House podium alongside Ohio’s Republican governor, and former presidential candidate John Kasich.
The TPP is a 12-nation trade deal that seeks to boost growth and trade. Supporters say it protects U.S. trade interests, while critics say it would jeopardize American jobs and funnel power and money to corporations.
Reed has been one of Georgia’s most outspoken supporters of the TPP, despite his role as surrogate for Hillary Clinton, who says she doesn’t support the deal. She supported it as secretary of state under Obama.
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