Today, Reps. Levin, Waxman, Conyers, Rangel and McDermott sent the following letter to the U.S. Trade Representative.
In October 2011 we wrote to Ambassador Kirk to reiterate the importance of incorporating, in the Trans Pacific Partnership, (TPP), the Bipartisan Agreement on Trade Policy of May 10, 2007 (May 10 agreement). As the TPP negotiations enter what may be their final stages, we write you to emphacize the critical nature of these provisions in ensuring that free trade agreement (FTA) obligations to not undermine public health.