Ryan, Trade Delegation Call on Malaysia to Raise Standards for TPP
Malaysia needs to make several concessions in order to meet U.S. expectations in a final Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, said House Ways and Means Republicans on Feb. 18, after Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and a congressional delegation met with Malaysian…
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officials on the second leg of an ongoing TPP tour (here). Ryan and the delegation, which consists of one Democrat and six additional Republican lawmakers on the committee, left Washington on Feb. 13 for an initial stop in Singapore (see 1502150003). Malaysia is still falling short in strengthening its standards for state-owned enterprises, market access, intellectual property, and labor, said the statement. Ryan told Malaysian officials he expects Trade Promotion Authority to pass the U.S. Congress soon, added the statement. TPA is widely viewed as essential to passing TPP implementation legislation.