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Eleven Pro-TPA Dems Say TPP Must Stick To 'May 10' On Drug IP Rules

July 24, 2015 at 7:31 PM
Eleven of the 28 House Democrats who voted for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) have warned U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal could fail in Congress if it does not uphold the "May 10" standard with regard to access to medicines in developing countries. Noting the TPA law requires that any final TPP agreement be able to withstand "careful scrutiny" in Congress, the representatives say in a letter they are "concerned that the TPP would fail...

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