Obama Won’t Get Chance to Sign TPP, McConnell Reveals No Vote This Year
President Obama will not have a chance to finalize the approval of his signature trade initiative, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that he will not bring up the controversial agreement for consideration this year. “But it will still be around. It can be massaged, changed, worked on during the next administration. So, I hope America will stay in the trade business,” McConnell said, according to Reuters. At a breakfast event in Kentucky, McConnell mentioned his staunch…