The Hill: White House targets Dems in trade blitz

A frustrated White House is planning to blitz congressional Democrats on trade in the weeks following Tuesday’s State of the Union address. [Reposted from The Hill  |  Vicki Needham  |  January 20, 2015] President Obama is tasking every member of his Cabinet to round up votes from Democrats for fast-track negotiating power, which would give…

R-CALF: R-CALF USA opposes Giving Fast Track to Obama.

Background:  Beginning this week President Obama will marshal his Cabinet members to pressure members of Congress to vote in favor of Fast-Track Authority, also known as Trade Promotion Authority. [Memo from R-CALF USA  |  January 19, 2015] Fast-Track Authority is Nixon-era legislation that delegates to the President authorities that the U.S. Constitution granted only to…