Administration Pledges Continued Commitment To TPP Passage To Business Groups
Administration officials today told business representatives they are doing all they can to ensure the Trans-Pacific Partnership is passed as soon as possible this year, citing the ongoing “educational campaign” in which cabinet officials are making the foreign policy and economic case for passing the deal, according to a U.S. government official. They also said they fully expected President Obama to stress the importance of trade when he attends the G20 leaders' summit in China on Sept. 4-5. The so-called...