[Vicki Needham| September 28, 2016 | The Hill] Business groups are facing a major problem in their final push for passage of President Obama’s signature trade agreement — a lack of unity. While groups like the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are committed to passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),…

[Jeff Faux| September 29, 2016 | The Globalist] During the 1993 U.S. congressional debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement, a Democratic Congressman with a solid pro-labor voting record asked me why I thought NAFTA would be bad for working people. After I had given my answer, he responded: “Well, you may be right…

[Edward Wong| September 30, 2016 | The New York Times] PRINCETON, N.J. — Movie theaters and studios are rarely the focus of geopolitical conflict. But 16 members of Congress are raising this question: Should foreign acquisition of these kinds of American companies be subject to special scrutiny? In a recent letter, those politicians cited the…

by Michael Stumo I was in DC last week focusing mostly on the TPP. Here is the current status. Paul Ryan again said, last week, that the TPP won’t come up for a vote in the lame duck session.  McConnell has said this before as well. However, their statements leave wiggle room for something changing.…