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Customs Bill Delay Creates Problem For White House In Search Of TPP Votes

November 29, 2015 at 7:00 PM
The White House is making a renewed push to unblock a long-delayed customs bill, which contains enforcement measures that it promised to members of Congress in an effort to shore up their support for the fast-track bill that passed in June. The administration is keenly aware that failure to deliver on these promises may come back to haunt it as it seeks to lock in votes for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), sources said. As a result, administration officials have been...


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