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"Ryan: TPP Doesn't Have Support For House Vote This Year"

"House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said an expansive Asia-Pacific trade deal won’t get a vote in Congress this year because there isn’t enough support.

Ryan said there is no point in bringing up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal in the lame-duck session after the November elections because he doesn't see how the Obama administration can build enough support for the controversial agreement by year's end.

"As long as we don't have the votes, I see no point in bringing up an agreement only to defeat it," Ryan said in an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio."

Vicki Needham reports for The Hill August 4, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"Trouble for the TPP: Business Groups’ Desperate Pr Campaign Signals Possible Failure For Trade Deal" (Salon)

Source: The Hill, 08/05/2016