White House prods Congress to quickly pass Asia trade deal
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The White House began prodding Congress on Thursday to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership as soon as possible, just hours after posting the text of the 12-nation trade agreement that has 30 chapters and more than 2,000 pages.
Many have thought a vote on the TPP might come in the lame duck session of Congress, one year from now.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But White House spokesman Josh Earnest dismissed talk that Congress might wait that long. "It's not necessary to wait that long; that would mean waiting almost a year," Earnest said.