GOP aiming for Friday trade vote, but snag remains

politico.com ^ | 6/9/15 | Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan

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House leaders, confident but not yet certain they have the support to pass sweeping trade legislation, are aiming to bring the package to a floor vote by the end of this week — even as they rush to resolve a last-minute hangup over how to pay for aid to displaced workers.

The vote to grant President Barack Obama fast-track authority to negotiate a massive Pacific Rim trade deal will be extremely tight by all accounts. Senior aides and lawmakers in GOP leadership are intent on scheduling the vote at the moment they believe they have the votes locked up — ideally by Friday, to spare supportive lawmakers the possibility of another weekend of attacks by trade foes back in their districts.

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GOP leadership are intent on scheduling the vote at the moment they believe they have the votes locked up — ideally by Friday, to spare supportive lawmakers the possibility of another weekend of attacks by trade foes back in their districts”

Says it all

[Theodore R.]

I visited the Nimitz Museum in 2008 and found a mistake in the museum material; the curator thanked me and said they would correct it. Funny thing is, I don’t remember what the mistake was, but it was about a politician.

[bert]

was the bush gallery open in 08?

we went back this year for it...... it is worth aanother trip if you missed it

[Theodore R.]

Yes, the Bush gallery was there in the summer of 2008, when I was there.