Fueled largely by rebuke from Democrats, House deals blow to Obama, but Ashford optimistic

Ashford is a first term D that used to be an R. The former Congressman Terry R would have voted the same way.

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POSTED: SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015 12:15 AM
By Joseph Morton / World-Herald Bureau

WASHINGTON — The House delivered a serious blow Friday to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, fueled in large part by a stunning rebuke from his fellow Democrats.

Lawmakers voted 302-126 against Trade Adjustment Assistance. Long a priority of Democrats and labor unions, that assistance provides retraining for workers who lose their jobs as a result of international trade.

At the urging of labor groups, most House Democrats voted against the assistance — which they would typically support wholeheartedly — in a procedural gambit to undercut the following vote on “fast-track” negotiating authority.

Both measures have to pass in order to reach the president’s desk because the Senate approved them together. The House approved fast-track authority Friday by a slim margin.

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