WASHINGTON, D.C.: The White House warned Congress Wednesday that delaying ratifying a vast trans-Pacific trade deal will cost the US economy.

Ahead of the formal signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), US Trade Representative Michael Froman expressed confidence that Congress would endorse the deal in coming months, despite the US presidential campaign that has made trade issues a frequent hot potato.

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