Obama, Democrats Suit Up for Latest Tussle on Trade

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Obama, Democrats Suit Up for Latest Tussle on Trade
Jun 25, 2015 4:00 AM CDT
It could come early next year just as the campaign to succeed him gets into full swing, putting Hillary Clinton on the spot with labor and other core constituencies.

Angela Greiling Keane


After battling his own party over trade policy for months, President Barack Obama has won a prize no politician would envy: another fight with his friends.

Congressional approval of fast-track negotiating authority Wednesday after six months of cajoling by Obama is just one step on the way to what he lauds as a landmark, 12-nation free-trade agreement with Pacific Rim countries.

Democrats and liberal groups are already promising a new fight if and when the actual trade pact, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, comes to a vote. That could be early next year just as the campaign to succeed Obama gets into full swing, putting Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, on the spot with labor unions and other core constituencies.




http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-25/obama-victory-on-trade-wins-him-new-fight-with-fellow-democrats


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“We all recognize that the next debate will be over Trans-Pacific Partnership itself.”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi