[ravingnutter]

Key phrase in your post:

that is strongly opposed by many members of Congress.

It doesn't matter that he proposed it, both sides of the aisle are against it and it will fail to pass again, just as it has two times before. As Tancredo said, it is a "pig with lipstick".

[Reaganwuzthebest]

It doesn't matter that he proposed it, both sides of the aisle are against it and it will fail to pass again, just as it has two times before.

Just as they were with CAFTA until a few arms got twisted into a million pieces and bingo, we've got a trade deal nobody wants.