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Grassley: U.S.-Japan deal expected after Japanese elections

June 25, 2019 at 4:14 PM
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) expects a U.S.-Japan trade deal to be announced following Japanese elections set for late July, he said on Tuesday. “If there was an agreement today, it wouldn’t be announced until after the July Japanese elections,” Grassley told reporters in response to a question about the upcoming G20 leaders summit. He added that “with Japan, yes, we’ll have something soon after the elections to announce.” The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has said...

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