Revisiting USTR’s Negotiating Objectives in New Trade Promotion Authority Legislation

Pressure on Capitol Hill for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is growing. TPA – called “fasttrack” in the 1990s when it was used to negotiate NAFTA – allows the executive branch to negotiate trade agreements that Congress cannot amend during the ratification process.  It also sets procedural rules under which trade agreements are negotiated, and the [...]