Articles by Philip Brasher

The House cleared away another key trade item off its to-do-list, providing final congressional approval to an extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance programs. The renewal of TAA was originally included in a trade promotion bill but was removed after House Democrats stalled the c

The Senate has cleared a trade promotion bill that will give President Obama the authority he says he needs to wrap up trade agreements 11 Pacific Rim nations and the European Union. The 60-38 vote to give final congressional approval to the fast-track bill (HR 2146) w

Country-of-origin labeling for beef and pork would be converted to a voluntary program, under a draft bill proposed as an alternative to outright repeal. The legislation proposed by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., would continue to require COOL for lamb, whic

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The trade promotion bill cleared its last major hurdle as the Senate agreed, xx-xx, to advance the legislation to a final congressional vote. In a key victory for President Obama, 13 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for cloture on the Trade Promotion Authority bi

The fast-track trade bill got a key boost with a top Senate Democrats announcement that he would support advancing the measure to a final congressional vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has set a cloture vote on the Trade Promotion Authority

Senate Republicans will look to send the fast-track trade bill to President Obama this week, while the House debates a spending measure that would block a wide array of environmental regulations.