House Ag Committee Ranking Member Calls TPP 'Dead In The Water'
House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN) does not believe the Trans-Pacific Partnership will come up for a vote in the lame-duck session of Congress, calling the agreement “dead in the water” and contending that opposition from both presidential candidates demands a renegotiation of the deal. “I don't think there's a chance [for TPP to come up for a vote] and if it did come up, it would fail, in my opinion,” Rep. Peterson told news service AgriTalk on...