The ‘Bizarre’ Path Obama’s Trade Agenda Has Taken

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama knew that getting his controversial trade agenda through Congress would be no easy task. But it’s been nearly a month since the Senate first signed off on it, and there’s still plenty of fighting ahead.

The legislative jujitsu over Obama’s trade package has thrown Capitol Hill into a frenzy, with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) summing up the process as just plain strange. So far, House Democrats have emerged as the main obstacle, as Republicans, with the aid of some Democrats, try to pass a bill giving Obama special authority to expedite international trade deals through Congress.

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