US Congress will not ratify TPP

Washington

THE Senate's soon-to-be top Democrat told labour leaders on Thursday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade deal at the centre of US President Barack Obama's "pivot" to strengthen ties with key Asian allies, will not be ratified by Congress.

That remark from Senator Charles Schumer who is expected to be the incoming Senate minority leader, came as good news to the AFL-CIO Executive Council, which met on Thursday in Washington. Mr Schumer relayed statements that Republican congressional leaders had made to him, said an aide who confirmed the remarks.