The White House has described last week’s failure as a “procedural snafu” and GOP leaders’ new plan to separate the TPA and TAA issues into separate votes could solve the problem.
Republican leaders will try to resurrect the trade deal Democrats sank less than a week ago, planning a new vote Thursday and insisting they will corral enough votes to approve fast-track negotiating powers President Obama needs to complete a legacy-building Pacific Rim trade deal.
