CNBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership: GOP candidates split on deal

There are plenty of criticisms for President Barack Obama from the Republican presidential field, but some top candidates actually support his signature trade achievement. Reposted from CNBC  |  Everett Rosenfeld  |  October 22, 2015] Others, however, characterize Obama’s Asia-Pacific trade pact as one of the president’s worst decisions. Negotiators from the United States, Japan, Australia…

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News Release: US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture

  For Immediate Release, October 21, 2015 Haley Graves, (202) 225-2171 Opening Statement: Chairman K. Michael Conaway Committee on Agriculture Hearing: Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers  Remarks as prepared for delivery: The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine high and rising foreign subsidies, tariffs, and other barriers to trade and…

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Inside US Trade: Obama To Meet Pro-TPA Dems At White House; Still No TPP Text For Congress

President Obama will meet on Wednesday (Oct. 21) evening with House and Senate Democrats who support his trade agenda, which comes as the administration has continued briefings and outreach to Congress regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal reached on Oct. 5 but still not provided an updated text reflecting the outcome. [Reposted from Inside US…

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