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Ryan Omits Human Trafficking Amendment, Says It Could Complicate TPP

April 24, 2015 at 5:28 PM
House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) at the April 23 markup of the fast-track bill refused to include a provision that would likely affect Malaysia for its failure to fight human trafficking with the argument that the amendment could complicate the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The amendment in question was adopted at the Senate Finance Committee’s markup of the fast-track legislation, also known as Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), after being offered by Sen. Robert Menendez...

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