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Hundreds of Companies Voice TPP Support in Letters to Congress

More than 400 companies and associations wrote letters to the U.S. Congressional delegations of 10 states urging passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership as soon as possible, the U.S. Coalition for TPP said (here). Groups active in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,…

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New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington state joined to write letters to each delegation that all contained over 100 signatures. “The signatories to the letters note that the United States continues to fall behind as other countries negotiate trade agreements that put our businesses and workers at a competitive disadvantage,” the coalition said. “They urge Congress to pass TPP this year.”