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A Big Week for U.S. Trade Legislation: Updates on TPA & GSP

CH Robinson Transportfolio

TPA will allow the President to negotiate free trade agreements and then allow Congress a thumbs up or thumbs down vote. Congress will not be allowed to amend any deal negotiated by the U.S. This sets the stage for two critically important trade deals in the works: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – The negotiating countries are: U.S.,