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McConnell Aims to Move Trade Bill Before Memorial Day

By JM Rieger
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By JM Rieger and Ellyn Ferguson

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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he “hoped” to move a Trade Promotion Authority bill through the Senate ahead of the Memorial Day recess, less than 24 hours after the Senate Finance Committee approved the legislation, 20-6. The bill would enable the president to bring a negotiated trade agreement to Congress for an up-or-down vote. Lawmakers would not be able to amend the trade pact.

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