Copyrighted Image? DMCA | U.S. senators said on Thursday they could present a bipartisan bill to move trade deals quickly through Congress as soon as later in the day after reaching agreement on aid for workers hurt by trade. The move set the stage for a tough fight with critics. Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said the legislation, key to closing a 12-nation Pacific trade pact and the Obama administration's pivot to Asia, could be unveiled in the afternoon and ready for full Senate consideration next week. "We intend to put this to bed here before the end of the day," he told reporters after a committee hearing with senior administration officials marked by outbursts from some Democrats about the so-called fast track bill. |
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