President looks to quell criticism of trade agreement from the likes of Bernie Sanders on the left and Senator Orrin Hatch on the right after international talksThe White House began lobbying Democrats to win a fresh perceive at a controversial free trade agreement on Monday after concessions aimed at appeasing some critics on the left risked fracturing fragile support among Republicans.
Despite narrowly securing congressional approval to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement with 11 other countries,Barack Obama still has to persuade a majority of US lawmakers to pass the final deal, which aims to remove thousands of import tariffs.
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Source: theguardian.com