[CTC] White House Calls In Business Groups, Companies To Gear Up For TPP Push

[Arthur Stamoulis]

Inside US Trade 
White House Calls In Business Groups, Companies To Gear Up For TPP Push
September 07, 2016

Trade associations and major companies on Sept. 8 will meet with Obama administration officials at the White House, where sources say the administration will urge attendees to step up lobbying efforts for the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a potential lame-duck session quickly approaches.

Two sources said the administration's meeting to push for additional TPP lobbying efforts will be more than just a pep rally for the deal, with the White House likely to ask attendees to more seriously engage as the window for TPP's passage under Obama closes.

Those sources said the White House could ask associations and companies to pour more money into pro-TPP lobbying as Congress returns this week.

The White House's decision to call in businesses and trade associations as the election nears serves as another sign that the administration considers a successful vote on TPP in a lame-duck session to be possible.

Along those lines, Vice President Joe Biden on Sept. 6 reiterated the administration's intent to ensure a vote in a lame-duck session <http://insidetrade.com/node/155728>, but conceded that changes to the trade deal would have to be made before it garners sufficient support to pass. 

-- Jack Caporal (jcaporal at iwpnews.com <mailto:jcaporal at iwpnews.com>)
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