House Democrat Expresses Optimism On Blocking Lame Duck TPP Vote

Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN) this week said he was "cautiously optimistic" that opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership could prevent the deal from coming up in a lame-duck session of Congress because of widespread public opposition. But he said he and other like-minded House Democrats are still worried about a potential lame-duck vote and are therefore continuing to meet at least weekly for strategy sessions and keeping up pressure on colleagues to oppose the deal. "We're going to continue to keep...