Democrats move to block Obama's trade bill
Posted on AllSides May 12th, 2015
From The Left
A critical vote on President Barack Obama’s trade agenda is headed for failure on Tuesday afternoon as a group of pro-trade Senate Democrats announced they will vote against even opening debate on the bill.
In exchange for voting to approve fast-track trade powers for the president, Democrats have demanded that the Senate also pass additional worker protections. So far, Majority Leader Mitch Mc