Republican Senator Portman opposes TPP trade deal in present formWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman on Thursday said he opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in its present form, dealing a significant blow to the pact a day after officials from 12 countries signed it. Portman, from Ohio, said the Pacific trade deal fails to meet the needs of his state’s workers because it lacks an enforceable provision to fight currency manipulation and because of new, less-stringent country-of-origin rules for auto parts. “I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn’t provide that level playing field,” Portman said in a statement. While approval of the trade pact is a top priority of President Barack Obama this year, his final year in office, it faces stiff opposition from many of his fellow Democrats in Congress. Meanwhile, Republicans have begun voicing concerns with specific provisions and are indicating that they are in no rush to bring the deal to a vote. Besides insisting that portions of the sweeping pact be renegotiated, some Republicans worry that bringing TPP to a vote before the November elections could hurt the chances of some of their incumbents running in swing states or congressional districts. Portman is seeking a second term in an industrial state where many workers blame job losses on previous trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He is expected to face a stiff challenge from former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland. The 12-nation deal would liberalize trade from Chile to Japan, representing 40 percent of the world economy. politicsNews
republican senator portal opposes tpp trade deal present formwashington reuters republican senator rob portal thursday said opposes partnership trade deal present form dealing significant blow pact day officials countries signed portal ohio said pacific trade deal fails meet needs state workers lacks enforceable provision fight currency manipulation new rules auto parts i support tpp current form provide level playing field portal said statement while approval trade pact top priority president barack obama year final year office faces stiff opposition many fellow democrats congress meanwhile republicans begun voicing concerns specific provisions indicating rush bring deal vote besides insisting portions sweeping pact negotiated republicans worry bringing tpp vote november elections could hurt chances incumbents running swing states congressional districts portal seeking second term industrial state many workers blame job losses previous trade deals north american free trade agreement bafta he expected face stiff challenge former democratic governor ted strickland the deal would liberalism trade chile japan representing percent world economy politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Republican Senator Portman opposes TPP trade deal in present formWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman on Thursday said he opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in its present form, dealing a significant blow to the pact a day after officials from 12 countries signed it. Portman, from Ohio, said the Pacific trade deal fails to meet the needs of his state’s workers because it lacks an enforceable provision to fight currency manipulation and because of new, less-stringent country-of-origin rules for auto parts. “I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn’t provide that level playing field,” Portman said in a statement. While approval of the trade pact is a top priority of President Barack Obama this year, his final year in office, it faces stiff opposition from many of his fellow Democrats in Congress. Meanwhile, Republicans have begun voicing concerns with specific provisions and are indicating that they are in no rush to bring the deal to a vote. Besides insisting that portions of the sweeping pact be renegotiated, some Republicans worry that bringing TPP to a vote before the November elections could hurt the chances of some of their incumbents running in swing states or congressional districts. Portman is seeking a second term in an industrial state where many workers blame job losses on previous trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He is expected to face a stiff challenge from former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland. The 12-nation deal would liberalize trade from Chile to Japan, representing 40 percent of the world economy. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: republican senator portal opposes tpp trade deal present formwashington reuters republican senator rob portal thursday said opposes partnership trade deal present form dealing significant blow pact day officials countries signed portal ohio said pacific trade deal fails meet needs state workers lacks enforceable provision fight currency manipulation new rules auto parts i support tpp current form provide level playing field portal said statement while approval trade pact top priority president barack obama year final year office faces stiff opposition many fellow democrats congress meanwhile republicans begun voicing concerns specific provisions indicating rush bring deal vote besides insisting portions sweeping pact negotiated republicans worry bringing tpp vote november elections could hurt chances incumbents running swing states congressional districts portal seeking second term industrial state many workers blame job losses previous trade deals north american free trade agreement bafta he expected face stiff challenge former democratic governor ted strickland the deal would liberalism trade chile japan representing percent world economy politicsnews