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Vilsack Says Administration Still Seeking TPP Passage Before End Of 2015

April 4, 2015 at 12:19 AM
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has made clear the Obama administration is still seeking congressional approval of a completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal before the end of this calendar year, in order to get it passed before the 2016 presidential election season. "I think the goal is to try to get [Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)] done in time to allow us to conclude the TPP negotiations and get that trade agreement hopefully approved some time before the end of the...


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