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House Democrats hand President defeat on trade
2015-06-15 16:03:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. House Democrats handed President Barack Obama a stunning loss on his trade agenda by failing to advance trade promotion authority (TPA). The House of Representatives passed TPA by a vote of 219-211 but failed to reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) by a vote of 126-302. Under the House rule both TPA and TAA needed to pass to advance the overall trade bill. read more
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