<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></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: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">POLITICO<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Hatch: Still committed to advancing 'strong' TPP deal<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">By Adam Behsudi <o:p class=""></o:p></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">11/09/2016 02:15 PM EDT<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Senate Finance Chairman <a href="http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=fd0e0c4a6af98f41f5f840fc6601c5b8ec1144d7e922dbf3f34d9a11df01a497" target="_blank" style="color: purple;" class="">Orrin Hatch</a> said he is still committed to advancing a "strong" Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, providing some hope the deal could be salvaged in the future.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">"Moving forward, I remain committed to working with my colleagues in Congress and the administration to resolve outstanding concerns so that TPP can achieve its full economic potential," Hatch said in a statement to POLITICO following Tuesday night's election of Donald Trump, an outspoken opponent to TPP.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Hatch said the committee will work next year to improve the TPP to ensure it meets the standards laid out in Trade Promotion Authority legislation as well as renew efforts to revamp the tax code and replace Obamacare.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">"There is room for bipartisan compromise in all of these areas," he said. "I am hopeful my Democratic colleagues recognize the will of the American people and continue to work with us in the Senate to build off our historic accomplishments from the last Congress as we look to promote policies that will yield bigger paychecks, better jobs, and more opportunity for all Americans."<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Hatch said he understood Trump's frustration with wanting to hold trading partners accountable.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">"There are a variety of ways to achieve that goal and I plan to work with him to ensure we use the most effective ways possible to advance our trade goals and grow our economy here at home," he said.</p></body></html>