<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=""><h3 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">POLITICO<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><h3 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">P</span>ritzker pledges 'very robust war room effort' to win TPP<o:p class=""></o:p></h3><p class="byline" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politicopro.com/staff/doug-palmer" target="_top" style="color: purple;" class="">Doug Palmer</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18pt;" class="">The Obama administration will mount an all-out effort over the next several months to win approval of the TPP before President Barack Obama leaves office in January, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said today.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18pt;" class="">"I know that you remain committed to getting TPP passed but what I want you to know is our administration is all in on that effort, starting with the president," Pritzker said in opening remarks to members of the <a href="http://www.trade.gov/manufacturingcouncil/members.asp" target="_blank" style="color: purple;" class="">Manufacturing Council</a>, a private sector advisory group that will call for approval of TPP as part of a final set of recommendations that it is making to the secretary today.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18pt;" class="">"I can tell you he's working both in front of the camera and behind the scenes to get this done," Pritzker continued. "We have a very robust war room effort and great coordination between the White House, the U.S. Trade Rep, the Department of Commerce, which is kind of leading this effort. But we have a whole of administration push going on ... I know we have at least 30 trade events that will happen in just the next 20, 25 days."<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18pt;" class="">But Pritzker also told council the administration needs strong support from the business community to get the landmark trade deal approved.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18pt;" class="">"Please make sure your voices are heard — it's critical — between now and the end of the year. That's our window," Pritzker said.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>