lori wallach, we have been following fast-track and tpp.or those who are not familiar with it, perhaps that is why bills like this go the way they go. explain briefly why the transpacific partnership is so significant. >> the transpacific partnership would make it easier for corporations to offshore our jobs. it is based on the nafta, north american free trade agreement and the korea free trade agreement. it has the same provisions that give companies who offshore, who relocate their investment, special privileges and protections. they make it cheaper and safer to move our jobs to low-wage countries. tpp includes a lot of low-wage countries, which means our wages will get pushed down when americans are made to compete them a for instance, with workers in vietnam who are making less than $.60 an hour. in addition, tpp would open to 9000 more corporations the right to drag u.s. government into investor state corporate tribunals. those are the extrajudicial tribunals or panels of three corporate attorneys would be empowered to rule on a claim

in a statement, lori wallach of public citizen said the bill introduced thursday would -- "delegate away congress' constitutional trade authority and give blank-check powers to whomever may be president during the next three to six years for any agreements he or she may pursue. wallach continued -- saying it is a corporate trojan horse which would serve multinational firms while undermining health and environment regulations. to see our interview with lori wallach and congressmember alan grayson on the tpp, you can go to democracynow.org. iraqi security forces battled militants the self-proclaimed islamic state thursday inside iraq's largest oil refinery. the united states has been conducting airstrikes in the area around the refinery. meanwhile, a top iraqi military official told the associated press, iraqi forces have managed to take control of an area south of the refinery come a securing the towns nearby. the fierce fighting came as iraqi prime minister abadi was in washington to meet with vice president joe biden. lighten pledged to seek strategic partnership with iraq. >> mr. prime

lori wallach of public citizens will join us later with her perspective. want to give you look at "newsmakers," representative debbie wasserman schultz was there. one of the things that she talks about in this clip is whether you will see hillary clinton face off against democratic primary challenges. [video clip] >> are you surprised to see them as rivals and how that may play out in your state and beyond? rep. wasserman schultz: i served in the legislators six of eight years when jeb bush was governor. i will tell you, there was not -- in my 22 years in office -- there was not a more inflexible, unreasonable governor that i have had the chance to work with. i'm not just talking about because i disagree with him on issues. i have disagreed with plenty of people, i have served plenty of years in the minority. even in the minority, i have found ways to be affected. jeb bush had absolutely no interest in working with anyone who did not share his opinion. that is not a good harboring of your ability to be president and work across the aisle. he really decimat