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U.S. Senate to Hold Key Vote on TPP amid Protests

HeadlineJun 23, 2015

The U.S. Senate is poised to vote today on whether to advance a bill allowing President Obama to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal through Congress with no amendments. If Republican supporters can garner 60 votes in favor of so-called trade promotion authority today, the measure will likely see final passage in the Senate Wednesday. Rallies across the country have urged Senate Democrats to reject the TPP.

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