White House set to notify Congress about TPP, start 90-day clock: official

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Thu Nov 5, 2015 8:50am EST

White House set to notify Congress about TPP, start 90-day clock: official

WASHINGTON

The White House is likely to formally notify Congress on Thursday that President Barack Obama intends to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a senior administration official said.

The notification starts a 90-day clock before his signature triggers the next step in a process of seeking final congressional approval for the deal. Text of the landmark U.S.-backed Pacific trade deal was released earlier on Thursday.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Susan Heavey)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/05/us-trade-tpp-obama-idUSKCN0SU1YB20151105

[jwirr]

1. The thing to keep in mind is that due to the TPA this cannot

be changed. It must either be approved as a whole or rejected. So we need to remember that if we vote for it we are going to have to take the bad with the good.