Boehner: We don't have votes yet on trade

Republicans proponents of TPA estimate they will need about 190 GOP votes, leaving Obama to bring along roughly 30 Democratic votes to get the bill across the finish line.

The Hill, --June 3, 2015

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Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday said he's hopeful the House will pass legislation this month granting President Obama fast-track trade powers, but said the votes aren't there yet.
“I don't think we're quite there yet,” Boehner said in an interview on Fox News Radio's “Kilmeade & Friends.” “But over the next couple weeks, we hope to get this bill on the floor and get it passed. It's an important priority for the country,” he said. More...

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