Portman, Coons bill would provide five years of ‘fast-track’ authority to strike a UK deal

Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Coons (D-DE) have introduced a bill that would give the president five years of “fast-track” authority to strike a comprehensive trade deal with the United Kingdom. The bill, as Portman said last week , would provide limited authority to forge a UK deal, but the Finance Committee member and former U.S. Trade Representative hopes a broader Trade Promotion Authority bill might be the key to ending a dispute among House and Senate conferees reconciling...