A couple of countries are pressing the U.S. to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, despite an uphill political climb in Washington. The deck seems stacked against TPP action in Congress this year, but that hasn’t stopped key U.S. trading partners Japan and Vietnam from urging ratification. American Farm Bureau Trade Adviser Dave Salmonsen talks about whether the foreign pressure will change the election-year dynamic here.
President Obama claims he can still win congressional TPP approval before he leaves office, and warns failing to do so, could sacrifice U.S. leadership in the Asia-Pacific region to China.
(From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters News Service)