Corporate lobbyists, Republican Congressional leadership and the Obama Administration experienced a significant set-back Friday as surprise rejection vote of a key component of the administration’s Asian trade initiative occurred.
Republicans supply more no votes that Democrats, as Obama take a hit
The overwhelming 126-302 vote against the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) bill, part of a legislative package required to advance the controversial fast-track Trade Promotion Authority to President Obama’s desk, took place as both Republicans and Democrats crushed one of the president’s most sought after Congressional accomplishments.
President Obama’s intensive lobbying of Democrats ended in a stunning...
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