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Senate passes Obama’s ‘Fast Track’ trade bill

By Susan Ferrechio
Published June 24, 2015 8:28pm ET
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Senate passes Obama’s ‘Fast Track’ trade bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, walks to the Senate floor to vote on the Trade Promotion Authority bill, Wednesday, June 24. 2015. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

The Senate passed “Fast Track” trade legislation on Wednesday, a vote that will soon send the measure to President Obama’s desk for his signature into law.

It only needed 51 votes to pass, and it passed easily, 60-38.

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