McConnell Issues Warning on Trade Deal

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “dealt a significant blow” to President Obama’s trade agenda, “declaring that a sweeping pact with 11 Pacific Rim nations should not be sent to Congress for approval until after the 2016 elections — and maybe not until after Obama leaves office,” the Washington Post reports.

Said McConnell: “Yeah, I think it would be a big mistake to send it up before the election.”

Washington Post: “McConnell’s comments should serve as a reality-check antidote to optimism that has come out of the White House on issues like criminal justice reform and from Speaker Paul Ryan, who dreams of passing a bunch of big-ticket items to demonstrate that Republicans can govern.”