THE HILL: Froman optimistic Congress gets TPP done this year

June 20th, 2016 | By: Vicki Needman U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman was optimistic on Monday that Congress would pass a sweeping Pacific Rim trade agreement this year. Froman said broad support across the U.S. economy for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — including agriculture, high-tech and manufacturing industries — is bolstering the Obama administration’s efforts to convince lawmakers to approve the 12-nation deal before President Obama leaves office. “That support is beginning to trickle through to members of Congress,” he said Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. To read the full article please click here