Bipartisan governors group wants trade pact ratified

U.S. News & World Report: DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A bipartisan group of governors called on Congress to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Friday despite opposition from both leading presidential candidates.

The governors of Iowa, Virginia and Louisiana dismissed attacks on the agreement by presumptive nominees Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton as misguided. They joined with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, who is leading the Obama administration's efforts to sell the plan to a skeptical Congress and public.

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