McConnell vs. Reid on Trade

“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s efforts to complete fast-track trade legislation by the end of the month are running into an old nemesis: Harry Reid,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The legislation, which would ease approval of the biggest-ever trade pact, involving the U.S. and 11 other countries around the Pacific Rim, was expected to sail smoothly through the Senate. The House had been seen as a bigger challenge. Mr. McConnell has scheduled a Tuesday vote to take up the trade bill, which is a priority for both Republicans and the Obama administration. In recent days, though, Mr. Reid has raised numerous objections that pose a threat to the bill’s quick passage.”