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<blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 2758511" data-attributes="member: 3371"><p>They have a plan:</p><p></p><p></p><p>House GOP leaders seeking to rebound after a surprise floor defeat on trade are zeroing in on a new strategy to grant President Obama fast-track authority.</p><p></p><p>The plan is to vote as soon as this week on the fast-track bill approved by the House on Friday but to leave aside a second part of the original package that was torpedoed by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democrats.</p><p></p><p>Decoupling fast-track from a separate program granting aid to workers displaced by trade would put pressure on the Senate to pass the legislation, a top priority for Obama that would allow him to complete negotiations on a sweeping trans-Pacific trade deal.</p><p></p><p>If the House is successful, it will be up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to get the bill through the upper chamber.</p><p></p><p>McConnell, Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) have been discussing their options this week, and McConnell on Tuesday expressed optimism that fast-track, also known as trade promotion authority (TPA), will become law.</p><p></p><p>The Speaker and I have spoken with the president about the way forward on trade, McConnell told reporters. Its still my hope that we can achieve what weve set out to achieve together, which is to get a six-year trade promotion authority bill in place that will advantage the next occupant of the White House as well as this one.</p><p></p><p>Weve not given up passing TPA. We think its an important accomplishment for the country, he said.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://thehill.com/policy/finance/trade/245227-gop-zeroes-in-on-new-trade-strategy" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/policy/finance/trade/245227-gop-zeroes-in-on-new-trade-strategy</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hobbes, post: 2758511, member: 3371"] They have a plan: House GOP leaders seeking to rebound after a surprise floor defeat on trade are zeroing in on a new strategy to grant President Obama fast-track authority. The plan is to vote as soon as this week on the fast-track bill approved by the House on Friday but to leave aside a second part of the original package that was torpedoed by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democrats. Decoupling fast-track from a separate program granting aid to workers displaced by trade would put pressure on the Senate to pass the legislation, a top priority for Obama that would allow him to complete negotiations on a sweeping trans-Pacific trade deal. If the House is successful, it will be up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to get the bill through the upper chamber. McConnell, Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) have been discussing their options this week, and McConnell on Tuesday expressed optimism that fast-track, also known as trade promotion authority (TPA), will become law. The Speaker and I have spoken with the president about the way forward on trade, McConnell told reporters. Its still my hope that we can achieve what weve set out to achieve together, which is to get a six-year trade promotion authority bill in place that will advantage the next occupant of the White House as well as this one. Weve not given up passing TPA. We think its an important accomplishment for the country, he said. [url]http://thehill.com/policy/finance/trade/245227-gop-zeroes-in-on-new-trade-strategy[/url] [/QUOTE]
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