The New York Times: In mid-April, 33 executives from rival Silicon Valley companies hurried from building to building on Capitol Hill to push lawmakers to grant President Obama the authority to finish a trade deal with Asian countries. Showing a rare cooperative front, they told the lawmakers that the deal would protect intellectual property and the companies’ ability to sell electronics across the Pacific Ocean.
The executives left optimistic that a deal would pass. “There was great evidence and hope that things would move this year, which is something new for Congress,” said Linda Moore, president of TechNet, the lobbying group that organized the meetings.
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