Senate Democrats oppose Obama trade request

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Harrison Lee Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Senate Democrats oppose Obama trade request</h1>
                <h2><p>Senate Democrats today blocked the opening of a full-blown debate on President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative. Associated Press reports that Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware was the only Democrat to vote to consider Obama’s request for “fast track” trade authority that would have Congress either ratify</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/harrison-lee-crosscut-com/">Harrison Lee</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>Senate Democrats today blocked the opening of a full-blown debate on President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative. <a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150512/NEWS02/150519744?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Associated Press reports </a>that Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware was the only Democrat to vote to consider Obama’s request for “fast track” trade authority that would have Congress either ratify or reject the measure without amendment. Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said, “It is the president’s party.”</p>
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Senate Democrats today blocked the opening of a full-blown debate on President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative. Associated Press reports that Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware was the only Democrat to vote to consider Obama’s request for “fast track” trade authority that would have Congress either ratify or reject the measure without amendment. Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said, “It is the president’s party.”

By Harrison Lee

Harrison Lee is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He is a senior at Seattle Academy. He has had journalistic experience working with Microsoft in Bangalore, India. In Seattle, he produced an investigat