CONGRESS - President Obama on Friday hailed the Senate's passage of a trade package that is at the top of his second-term agenda.
- Obama said in a statement the bipartisan vote is an "important step toward ensuring the United States can negotiate and enforce strong, high-standards trade agreements" and he called on the House to pass the package "as soon as possible."
- The Senate voted 62-37 to pass the trade bill, which includes a key trade promotion authority (TPA) measure that would help complete a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal.
- The Senate vote is a big victory for Obama, bringing him a step closer to adding a bipartisan legislative accomplishment to his legacy.
- But the trade package faces an uphill path in the House, where Democrats and a cadre of conservative Republicans are opposed to new trade agreements.
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