House Ways and Means Committee ranking Democrat Sander Levin of Michigan said Thursday the Trans-Pacific Partnership “falls short of an acceptable outcome.” He cited four areas where the agreement failed to make improvements, according to a report by The Hill. Those issues being workers’ rights, rules of origin for automobile parts, currency manipulation and the investment chapter that he claims endangers U.S. laws on the environment and health. The 12 member nation pact that includes the United States represents nearly 40 percent of the global gross domestic product or GDP. Levin was not a likely candidate to support the trade pact; he opposed Trade Promotion Authority last year that forces Congress to a simple pass-fail vote with no debate. The trade deal faces a rough road to passage as congressional leaders say a vote is not likely until after the November elections, possibly under a new president. Levin did say he expected talks to heat up in the coming weeks as “lobbyists storm Capitol Hill” to sway lawmakers to take their sides.