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UPDATE 1-Obama says he is confident U.S. Congress will approve TPP

Published 2015-10-06, 12:41 p/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 1-Obama says he is confident U.S. Congress will approve TPP

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WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama
said on Tuesday that he is confident his administration will be
able to win approval from Congress for the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
The United States is one of 12 Pacific Rim nations to reach
a pact this week that would liberalize commerce, affecting the
costs of products ranging from dairy to biotech drugs.
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But U.S. lawmakers, as well as those in the other countries,
must approve the deal first. Obama will have to overcome
skepticism from Democrats in his own party as well as from some
Republicans.
"I'm also confident that the case to be made for why this is
good for America is sufficiently strong, that ultimately we're
going to get this done," Obama said in brief public remarks to a
group of business leaders at the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Obama said he plans to make a broad case to the public on
the merits of the TPP deal, as well as to mayors, governors and
other constituencies. He was scheduled to do two radio
interviews on the subject on Tuesday.
"This week marks an important step forward, but there's
going to be a long healthy process of discussion, consultation
before this ever comes to an actual vote," Obama said.

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