Obama Administration Signals Intent to Pursue Congressional TPP Vote This Year

[On Aug. 12], the White House sent to Congress a draft statement of administrative action outlining the statutory changes and administrative actions that would be necessary to implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a wide-ranging free trade agreement with 11 other countries that was signed this past February. According to press sources, this move appears to be a signal that the Obama administration will continue to push for Congress to vote on implementing legislation after this November’s elections despite the opposition to the pact proclaimed by both presidential candidates and a number of lawmakers...

The has been exerpted from 16 August 2016 article in the Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report.