<p dir="ltr">Washington Trade Daily</p>
<p dir="ltr">Volume 24, Number 210 Wednesday, October 21, 2015</p>
<p dir="ltr">Winning TPP Votes</p>
<p dir="ltr">The White House continues its efforts to win over votes for the newly completed TransPacific Partnership, with President Obama hosting a meeting this evening with House and Senate Democrats to<br>
discuss trade (WTD, 10/20/15).</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Administration is looking for bipartisan support for TPP, like it got earlier this year for Trade Promotion Authority, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said the Administration is trying to make the case to Congress about the benefits of the TPP. The reception so far has been “warm,” she said, particularly among lawmakers who voted for TPA.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Administration officials are fanning out across the country to tout the benefits of the TPP for each state, Ms. Pritzker said during a conference call targeted to Oregon regional reporters. Commerce released a report yesterday outlining what the TPP will mean to Oregon. The state will benefit from the elimination of tariffs on some of the top products it sells to TPP countries – information and communications technology, chemicals and forest products, she said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, President Obama also reached out to newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – who raised some concerns about the TPP during his campaign. The two discussed the need to move forward with implementing the TPP, noting its importance to boosting economic growth and supporting jobs on both sides of the border, according to a White House statement.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Arthur Stamoulis<br>
Citizens Trade Campaign<br>
(202) 494-8826</p>