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McConnell Says Current TPP Deal Will Not Be Voted On This Year

August 25, 2016 at 6:06 PM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Aug. 25 said the current Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will not be taken up by the Senate this year, noting that the deal has serious flaws that can be fixed by the next administration. “So TPA -- Trade Promotion Authority -- is in place for the next president whoever that may be and the current agreement, the Trans-Pacific agreement, which has some serious flaws, will not be acted upon this year,” McConnell said in...

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