Connolly: New Dems Continuing TPA Outreach, But Not Hard Push For Votes

Members of the New Democrat Coalition who favor a pending Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill are continuing to reach out to their House Democratic colleagues to build support for the legislation, but these efforts stop short of a full-blown whip operation because they are not yet making a hard push to lock in votes, according Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a vice-chair of the coalition. "It's a kind of whip operation, but if you only print that or say that, it...