U.S. Official Says Hatch's Specific Proposals For TPP Fixes Nearly Ready

Staff for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) are close to completing work on a set of specific proposals for addressing the senator's complaints about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to an administration official familiar with the matter. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, stressed that the administration was still awaiting specific proposals from Hatch's staff in an apparent effort to deflect the senator's criticism earlier in the day that the administration was not engaging meaningfully...