Reichert: USTR Will Work To Address GOP Issues With TPP; Floats Side Letters
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has committed to Republican members of the House Ways & Means Committee that he will work with them to try and address their objections to certain aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, including the exclusivity period for biologic drugs, according to Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA). Froman has identified the negotiation of additional side letters as one way in which these objections could be addressed, Reichert said in a Dec. 4 interview with Inside U.S....