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Brown, Trumka Signal TPP Vote Possible This Year, But Predict Defeat

June 28, 2016 at 2:59 PM
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today (June 28) said a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the November elections cannot be ruled out, but warned that they will be ready to fight and ultimately win. Both predicted that in such a scenario the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will continue to oppose the deal and speak out for its defeat by Congress. “In the days that follow the election, we'll be ready to fight back...

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