US House Clears Trade Package, Another Win for Obama
Gabbard and Takai of Hawaii are among the majority of representatives voting in favor of a workers assistance program that is part of the president’s trade agenda.
President Obama is on quite the roll, eh?
On Wednesday he scored big time when the U.S. Senate sent legislation to the White House approving fast-track trade authority for POTUS.
On Thursday SCOTUS upheld a key part of the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s key domestic accomplishment, in a 6-3 decision.
Also on Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives voted 286-138 to approve a workers assistance program known as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) “that helps workers who lose their jobs because of increased trade,” as The Hill explains.
POTUS on the links in Hawaii in December 2014.
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Says the Capitol newspaper, “Two weeks ago, most House Democrats voted against the TAA bill because it had been combined with a measure to grant President Obama with fast-track authority, which makes it easier for the administration to finish a sweeping trade deal with Pacific Rim countries.”
Democrats Mark Takai and Tulsi Gabbard voted “aye” on the measure.
Two more huge issues on Obama’s plate coming very soon: the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, and a deadline on the Iranian nuclear deal.
