Pacific trade deal study extended past Trump inauguration

The final House committee report on the TPP should remain focused on witness testimony, not Donald Trump, say the chair and vice-chair.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watch U.S. President Barack Obama speak during the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa last summer. Canada and Mexico will be waiting and watching to see what happens to the Trans-Pacific Partnership when Mr. Obama's successor, Donald Trump, takes office in late January. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

December 14, 2016

The House Trade Committee has postponed the end of its prolonged study of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal until at least late January, past the date on which TPP-opponent and United States president-elect Donald Trump takes office. The committee has fo...

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