Ed Gerwin, PPI’s senior fellow for trade and global opportunity is quoted in Politico talking about how U.S. elections are effecting TPP negotiations:
As the agreement was inked Wednesday, contrarians argue the tough campaign talk on TPP may actually encourage congressional Republicans to embrace it, fearing a historic missed opportunity to anchor the United States strategically and economically in China’s backyard if they fail to act, Pro Trade’s Doug Palmer reports.
“I think the negative views of many presidential candidates create tremendous pressure to get it done this year,” said Ed Gerwin, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, a moderate Democratic think tank.
Otherwise, the agreement could remain on the back burner as a new president assembles his or her administration and decides whether to reopen negotiations, Gerwin said. There’s also the risk the deal could never become law at all.
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