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Bob Buckhorn considers TPP “in our country’s best interests”

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Supporters of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) trade agreement are hailing an analysis released on Monday that says its implementation would increase incomes, exports and growth in the U.S. The Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics study says the deal would increase real incomes by $131 billion annually, while exports would increase $357 billion, or over 9 percent above previous projections by 2030, when the deal is supposed to be fully in force. The 12-nation agreement is considered to be one of…

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