Cardin: Lame-duck trade bill could pass this year – if it’s attached to something else

Congress could pass a package of trade legislation before the end of the year, but the chances are slim unless the bill is attached to another legislative “vehicle,” Senate Finance Committee member Ben Cardin (D-MD) told Inside U.S. Trade this week. “I don’t think there’s any way you can have an independent bill on trade,” he said at the Senate on Tuesday. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Coons (D-DE) last week announced a plan to push for the...