"House Punts on Trade"

"House GOP leaders are punting on voting again on President Obama's trade agenda, possibly until the end of July.

After Friday's failed vote to pass aid for workers displaced by trade deals, known as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) set up a process allowing the House to conduct a do-over of the vote by Tuesday.

But Obama and GOP leadership aren't yet in a position where TAA is any more likely to pass. So the House Rules Committee on Monday night attached a provision to a "rule" governing parameters for debate on the intelligence authorization bill that extends the possibility for the chamber to vote on TAA again to July 30."

Cristina Marcos and Scott Wong report for The Hill June 15, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"House Buys More Time on Trade, but Still Doesn't Have a Plan" (National Journal)

"Another Leaked Trade Agreement, Another Reason to Oppose Fast Track" (Huffington Post)

"EU Politicians Protest To Congress Over Climate Exemption In TPP Row" (Guardian)