Froman Mounts Broad Defense Of Trade Policy, Calls Criticism Outdated

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman this week attempted to defuse almost every major line of argument employed by progressive critics of U.S. trade policy by dismissing them as no longer relevant to the approach being pursued by the Obama administration in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other negotiations, with one exception. In a major policy speech delivered at the Center for American Progress, Froman indicated he would take three new steps to address the persistent charge from critics that trade...