Bill announced to give Obama trade authority

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A group of bipartisan lawmakers announced legislation Thursday to give the president Trade Promotion Authority, which the Obama administration wants Congress to pass before it submits any trade deals to Capitol Hill.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the committee’s ranking Democrat, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced the legislation. Also known as “Fast Track,” it would prohibit Congress from amending trade deals, limiting lawmakers to a simple up or down vote.

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