WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration needs to be more open with Congress to win support for a trans-Pacific trade pact under negotiation with 11 countries, an influential Democratic senator said Wednesday.

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., chairman of a Senate panel overseeing U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, told U.S. officials there’s been inadequate dialogue with lawmakers on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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