Robert Menendez actually said...

I think the resolution of the PMD issue is indispensable to the viability and credibility of this agreement.

Menendez states the importance of resolving PMD issues for the agreement's credibility.

01/20/2015

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The Department has included Cuba in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report since 2003.

I would urge you and the ranking member to at least send a letter immediately to seek preservation of all such documents.

I have serious concerns about politics having influenced the decision to upgrade Cuba from Tier 3.

Malaysia got what they wanted. They got to Tier 2, which just happens to allow them to continue TPP negotiations.