Cruz said in an interview that the dems would never let a conservative pres have that power. That's why he's willing to let obammy have it for 18 months.
What majority does it need? My understanding is only a plurality. His answer is diverting.
That doesn't make it a constitutional authority.
Obama can make all the "trade agreements" he wants. That's his power under the Constitution.
NONE of those trade agreements are effective unless and until 2/3 of the Senate concur.
That is the power of Congress under the Constitution.
Ted Cruz is trying to do an end run around the Constitution by redefining a treaty and claiming it is a "trade agreement." All "trade agreements" between countries are "treaties."
It is clear that nearly no one in Washington gives a damn about what the Constitution says. Ted Cruz is now numbered among them.