Tag: Trans-Pacific Partnership

President Obama, left, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, shake hands at the end of a news conference concluding the North American Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico. (AP/Eduardo Verdugo)

Hype vs. reality on past trade deals

Sean Higgins · February 2, 2015 10:00 am

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Trade — Can Obama get it done?

Charles Freeman · February 2, 2015 10:00 am

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the U.S. trade policy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans affirm support for Obama’s trade agenda

Sean Higgins · January 27, 2015 9:10 pm

Protesters crash Senate hearing with U.S. trade rep

Sean Higgins · January 27, 2015 6:34 pm

Both the Chamber and NAM said that their organizations were optimistic that they could support the final version. (iStock)

Business groups worry about Pacific trade deal

Sean Higgins · January 21, 2015 8:22 pm

The president urged lawmakers Tuesday to pass trade promotion authority, legislation that would limit Congress to an up-or-down vote on approving trade deals. (iStock)

Democrats reject Obama’s call on free trade

Sean Higgins · January 21, 2015 6:16 pm

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Obama tries to sway free-trade critics

Sean Higgins · January 21, 2015 3:09 am

Lack of transparency endangering Obama’s trade agenda

Sean Higgins · January 19, 2015 10:00 am

U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd L), Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) (4th L), Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) (3rd L), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (R), and Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) (L) share a moment during a news conference to announce new members of the House Democratic leadership team Nov. 17, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

Anti-trade Dems not reaching out to Republican counterparts

Sean Higgins · January 9, 2015 12:13 am

U.S. President Obama, left, speaks as he is seated with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, right, during a meeting with leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Free trade opportunities abound in 2015

Jason Russell · December 30, 2014 6:31 pm

President Obama addresses the crowd on issues surrounding the protests in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

TPP an opportunity for Obama to add substance to his trade rhetoric

Keith Naughton · November 30, 2014 10:00 am

U.S. President Obama, right, is shown the way by China's President Xi Jinping as they enter a room for a meeting after participating in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kim Kyung-Hoon, Pool)

Obama: Pacific pact a stepping stone toward free trade with China

Sean Higgins · November 11, 2014 5:01 pm