▁it ▁harder ▁for ▁patients ▁to ▁access ▁life - s aving ▁dru gs " ▁ ▁Rece iving ▁T PA ▁from ▁Congress ▁was ▁looking ▁especially ▁difficult ▁for ▁Ob ama ▁since ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁are ▁against ▁it , ▁while ▁Republic ans ▁generally ▁support ▁the ▁trade ▁tal ks . ▁" The ▁T PP ▁and ▁T PA ▁pose ▁a ▁ch icken - and - eg g ▁situation ▁for ▁Washington . ▁Congress ▁needs ▁to ▁pass ▁T PA ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁T PP ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁f ru ition , ▁but ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁must ▁win ▁favor able ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁T PP ▁to ▁pull ▁T PA ▁legisl ation ▁through ▁Congress . ▁Sim ply ▁put , ▁the ▁administration ▁cannot ▁make ▁Congress ▁happy , ▁unless ▁it ▁can ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁excellent ▁terms ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁co ax ed ▁out ▁of ▁Japan ." . ▁ ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁Trade ▁Prom otion ▁Author ity ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁United ▁States – J apan ▁bil ater al ▁acc ords ▁( ag ric ulture ▁and ▁auto ) ▁ ▁Before ▁Japan ▁entered ▁T PP ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁continue ▁impos ing ▁tar iffs ▁on ▁Japanese ▁vehicles , ▁despite ▁a ▁" major ▁prem ise ▁of ▁the ▁T PP ▁[ be ing ] ▁to ▁eliminate ▁all ▁tar iffs ▁in ▁principle ." ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁reports , ▁Japan ▁comprom ised ▁on ▁auto ▁tar iffs ▁" because ▁Tokyo ▁wants ▁to