TPA Isn't Unconstitutional, Doesn't Undermine Transparency, Says NFTC
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is constitutional, does not undermine the transparency of trade negotiations and does not enable the executive branch to unilaterally write trade agreement implementation legislation, said National Foreign Trade Council President Bill Reinsch in a Dec. 10…
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blog post, in an effort to dispel “a lot of misinformation spreading about TPA.” The legislation is an “essential tool in negotiating and implementing” the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Trade in Services Agreement, among other pending agreements, said Reinsch. “We need TPA to open new markets for U.S. companies and workers and ensure a rules-based system for two-way trade,” he said.