Congress, Obama plan tricky two-step that mostly sidelines Dems on trade

Published June 17, 2015 11:33pm ET



The House on Thursday will attempt to revive a “Fast Track” trade bill that President Obama and Republicans are eager to complete, after days of back-room negotiations and a stunning defeat for Obama last week at the hands of House Democrats.

Absent from the deal is Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who joined with the majority of her caucus to urge Obama to nix the legislation in favor of a new bill Democrats could amend with trade enforcement provisions.

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