And a TAA suporter. The Senate bill that passed contained both TPA and TAA. The House decided to separate them with TPA passing and TAA being defeated. In order for this bill not to go back to the Senate, the House must pass TAA. If it does then the bill goes to Obama's desk.
I suspect that the House Dems are holding TAA hostage until they get some other concessions from the Reps who desperately want TPA and the "free trade" bills that flow from TPA.
Again, the Senate bill contained TAA, which raises the question as to why Congress should pass a trade bill knowing it will cause a loss in American jobs requiring retraining, which never works.
All very good observations and questions!