Obama Omits Trade Agenda in Speech to House Dems
President Barack Obama commended Democrats for continuing to focus on "middle-class economics" in a speech to the House Democratic conference on Jan. 29, but made no mention trade as he outlined priorities for the near future (here). In his State…
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of the Union address, Obama urged lawmakers to pass Trade Promotion Authority to secure the Trans-Pacific Partnership (see 1501210016">1501210016). Many Republicans, however, say he still needs to do more to bring Democrats on board with TPA legislation. Some House Democrats have recently ramped up their campaign to defeat TPA (see 1501090022).