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Four Former USTRs: Business Community Push For TPP Is Falling Short

September 12, 2016 at 5:03 PM
Less than a week after the Obama administration gathered chief executives of major companies and industry trade associations to rally support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, four former U.S. Trade Representatives on Sept. 12 skewered the business community for not working hard enough to pitch the trade deal. “If politicians and business people were to be pro-active in talking about trade, I think if not an easy sell, it's pretty straightforward,” former USTR Susan Schwab said. “I don't understand why the...

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