Levin Opposes TPP 'As Negotiated,' Citing Four Key Shortcomings

House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) this week announced his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) "as negotiated," saying the results on worker rights, automotive rules of origin, currency manipulation, and investor-state dispute settlement are unacceptable. "I've worked hard, worked with others, listened to others, we've held forums … and I've now concluded that the TPP as negotiated is short of an acceptable outcome and I do not support it," Levin said at roundtable with reporters...