Obama's day: Selling the Pacific Rim trade deal

A day after negotiators announced a landmark trade deal among a dozen Pacific Rim nations, President Obama spends Tuesday selling the deal to Congress and the public.

In the late morning, Obama travels to the Department of Agriculture to meet with corporate leaders about "the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for American business and workers," says the White House schedule.

The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership -- which ranges from Canada to Chile to Australia to Japan -- reduces tariffs on various products, making them easier to sell overseas, supporters say.

Obama plans to argue that U.S. agriculture will benefit in particular from the agreement.

Congress must still ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and critics say the free trade deal will make it easier for U.S. employers to move jobs to nations that have lower wages and fewer environmental regulations.