U.S. Senate Majority Leader Says Chances "Pretty Slim" For TPP Vote This Year
Source: Xinhua
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-13 11:00:11 [More]
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that chances for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to get a vote in Congress this year are "pretty slim".
McConnell told reporters at a weekly press briefing that the U.S. presidential campaign has made it increasingly difficult for Congress to consider the controversial trade deal this year as "both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president" are against it.
McConnell said he hasn't decided on the timing of a TPP vote in the Senate, but suggested that the upper chamber could wait until the next president takes office.
"It's important to remember the Trade Promotion Authority continues through the next President and the agreement doesn't die at the end of this year," he said of the trade legislation passed last summer that would allow the U.S. president to submit trade deals to Congress for an up-or-down vote without amendments.
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