Obama Counts on Republicans to Overcome Democrats’ Ire on Trade

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Before President Barack Obama leaves office, he wants to complete two major free-trade agreements, one with Asian nations and the other with the European Union.

To do it, he says he needs a guarantee from Congress that it will simply vote yes or no on any deal the White House offers, without trying to amend it, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its Jan. 26 issue.