Chamber, NAM Delay TPP Decision Over Continued Member Objections

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) have delayed taking a formal position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) due to continuing objections from member companies over the agreement's provisions on biologic drugs, financial services and tobacco, according to informed sources. These companies are still pushing the business associations to delay making a statement on TPP in order to see whether and how the objections they and Republican lawmakers have raised to the trade deal are...