House Deals Blow to Obama’s Bid for Trade Deal, Rejects Worker-Aid Program
Posted on AllSides June 13th, 2015
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House Democrats dealt President Barack Obama a major setback in his bid for expanded trade-negotiating powers, roundly rejecting on Friday a workers-aid program that was a key component of the bill and leaving the White House’s trade agenda in limbo.
While stinging, the vote was not the last word in the trade fight, as House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) said there would be a re-vote by Tuesday o
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