Why Conservatives Blame Republican Leadership for Failure on Trade

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, believes House Republican leadership could better include conservatives in a debate over giving President Obama trade authority.

Josh Siegel, --June 17, 2015

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After Democrats helped imperil President Obama’s trade agenda, conservatives are insisting they can help rescue the trade effort—if House Republican leadership will let them.
Conservative lawmakers today railed against House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team for working closely with Democrats on a failed strategy to usher Trade Promotion Authority through Congress. “What’s most interesting to me is this is the second or third time they’ve [House leadership] negotiated with Democrats and the Democrats go back on their word and they still don’t come to the conservatives to talk,” said Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, speaking at a monthly House conservative lunch before reporters on Capitol Hill. More...

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