DeLauro declares victory on TPP
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a leading Trans-Pacific Partnership opponent, is declaring victory now that the trade deal is highly unlikely to be taken up by Congress anytime soon, if ever. DeLauro, in a statement, lauded the “news” that the the administration will not pursue TPP in the lame-duck session and gave credit to a broad coalition of opponents for defeating it – though she did not mention President-elect Donald Trump's staunch opposition, which effectively killed the deal's chances once he...