WASHINGTON (AP) — A final hurdle to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda is crumbling as House Democrats abandon any coordinated effort to block a job retraining program that Obama wants.
Some anti-free-trade Democrats had urged the defeat of a program that’s usually a Democratic favorite. They saw that strategy as a possible way to thwart Obama’s larger trade priority — special negotiating authority known as fast-track.
Obama has said he expects to enact fast-track and the retraining program simultaneously.
The Senate is poised to give final passage to fast track. Several top Democrats say free-trade opponents no longer have incentives to block the job retraining program.
A key Democrat on trade — Michigan Rep. Sander Levin — says he expects a large majority of Democrats to support the program.
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This headline seems to say the opposite of what the article says. Also “Thwart final hurdle”?
The headline writer should be fired for terminal incompetence.
Thank you. I was wondering if it was just me. I mean, I wasn’t sure if my usual 3 cups of coffee before noon was doing the job anymore…
More pathetic click bait headlines from TPM
Truthfully, I had to re-re-read the article to try and understand.