Froman Presses ITC For Quick TPP Economic Analysis, Without Final Text

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman last week urged members of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to accelerate their economic impact assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and complete it by summer in advance of a congressional TPP vote in the fall, according to informed sources. Froman made clear in the Feb. 4 meeting, which he requested, that he wants the ITC to stick to that timeline even as it remains unclear when he could provide the commissioners with the...