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Midwest Republicans take risk voting for fast track.
Midwest Republicans take risk voting for fast track.
Roll Call:
“A trio of Rust Belt Senate Republicans — Ohio’s Portman, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin andPatrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania — ended up voting for Trade Promotion Authority, backing Obama, Republican leadership and a top priority of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce … In states where manufacturing is a major part of the economy — and the scars from globalization dot the countryside — trade bills can be particularly toxic.”
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http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/trade-promotion-authority-votes-2016-politics-rust-belt-republicans/?dcz=
