Thursday, August 4, 2011

Senate Goodie Factory in operation

New details emerged Thursday on how a Senate deal could allow three trade deals to move through Congress in September.
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he impasse has been over Trade Adjustment Assistance, a program that provides help, including job re-training and healthcare, to workers who lose their jobs because of foreign competition. The White House wanted an extension of the TAA program as part of the approval of the three trade deals, while Republicans did not want votes on the measures linked. Hill

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