*BOG GROUP* House Passes Trade Promotion Authority - Again [View all]
In a 218-208 vote with 28 Democrats on board, the House passed TPA again, just like last week.
This time, it was a stand-alone amendment without the Senate-attached Democratic incentive of TAA. TAA was killed last week in a bizarre move by Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats, which put aid for displaced workers in jeopardy, a program supported by Democrats since 1974.
The stand-alone TPA measure has to go back to the Senate for another vote.
The Senate had passed TPA a couple weeks ago, but had sent it to the House combined with TAA legislation as an incentive to pass the entire package and send it to the president for signature.
The Senate will determine the procedures to consider TPA, but the hope still remains TPA will be on the president's desk by Fourth of July recess.
More at: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-passes-trade-promotion-authority-bill/ar-AAbN7qI
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