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White House Hopes to Sign TPP This Week. But...

Posted On: Sep 29, 2015

Sept. 29, 2015 | TRADE AGREEMENTS | washingtonpost.com …Even if the administration breaks impasse on several thorny issues between the TPP countries and closes a deal this week, it is unlikely that trade legislation will reach the House and Senate floors for another three to four months at the earliest… Opponents said they will renew an all-out effort to defeat the pact at a time when the nation's growing income gap has become central to the 2016 race for the White House. Full story...