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Senate Finance Committee Reviewing Trade Agreements

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The Senate Finance Committee will be reviewing several U.S. free trade agreements at their hearing Thursday in the nation’s capital. Finance Committee member, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says they’ll be looking at 20 different FTA’s..

He says another major deal they’ll be reviewing in the next few months is the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement although he doesn’t expect it to get implemented until after President Obama leaves office.

Grassley says it’ll likely take some time and deliberation for Congress to review the TPP.
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The Senate Finance Committee has oversight over trade agreements.

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