<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> Behringer, Caroline <br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 22, 2015 3:27 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> Behringer, Caroline<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> W&M Press -- Levin to Offer TPA Substitute to Put TPP on Right Track<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 76.5pt;" class=""><td width="638" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 6.65in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 76.5pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="5F840098-E2A2-4C06-B36F-C3A352C48A9C" height="86" width="89" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image006.png@01D04488.966DBE80" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 28pt;" class="">C</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 22.5pt;" class="">OMMITTEE ON </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 28pt;" class="">W</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 22.5pt;" class="">AYS AND </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 28pt;" class="">M</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 22.5pt;" class="">EANS</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">Sander M. Levin (D-MI), Ranking Member</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="319" valign="top" style="width: 239.4pt; border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">April 22, 2015<o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td width="319" valign="top" style="width: 239.4pt; border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: right;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: right;" class="">CONTACT<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: right;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="mailto:caroline.behringer@gmail.com" style="color: purple;" class="">Caroline Behringer</a></span>, (202) 226-1007<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 49.4pt;" class=""><td width="638" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 6.65in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 49.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/press-release/levin-offer-tpa-substitute-put-tpp-right-track" style="color: purple;" class="">Levin to Offer TPA Substitute to Put TPP on Right Track</a></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="638" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 6.65in; border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">WASHINGTON<b class=""> </b>– Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) plans to offer a substitute to the Hatch-Wyden-Ryan TPA bill at Thursday’s Ways and Means markup in an effort to put the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the right track. The <i class="">Right Track for TPP Act of 2015</i>, which Rep. Levin will offer as an amendment, includes specific negotiating instructions on all of the major outstanding issues and establishes a TPP Advisory Group that must certify that the President has followed the negotiating instructions and adequately consulted with Congress.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Ways and Means Democrats will also put forward as an amendment on Thursday a package of trade enforcement and competitiveness provisions, and additional specific amendments.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">A summary of the substitute is available <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/Right%20Track%20for%20TPP%20Act%20Summary_0.pdf" style="color: purple;" class="">here</a></span>. The full text of the substitute is <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/Right%20Track%20for%20TPP%20Bill.pdf" style="color: purple;" class="">here</a></span>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">“TPP is too important to leave so many key issues outstanding or needing to be improved and essentially leave out a meaningful role for Congress, which is what the Hatch-Wyden-Ryan TPA bill does,” <b class="">said Rep. Levin</b>. “This alternative puts the TPP negotiations on the right track, providing a path forward to an agreement that will garner broad, bipartisan support in Congress.” <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The <i class="">Right Track for TPP Act</i>:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Includes <u class="">specific</u> negotiating instructions on all of the major outstanding issues in the TPP negotiations.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Does not provide for expedited consideration <u class="">unless and until</u> bipartisan groups of House and Senate trade advisors determine that the instructions were followed.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Has Congress <u class="">write</u> the consultation procedures, including what negotiating texts must be shared with Congress and stakeholders.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Includes <u class="">two useable mechanisms</u> to enable Congress to remove expedited consideration where necessary. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">###</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="638" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 6.65in; 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