Portman, Coons plan to push for bipartisan trade deal including TAA, limited TPA

Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Coons (D-DE) on Friday unveiled plans to push a bipartisan trade proposal they want passed this month, folding in a host of priorities for many lawmakers including renewed trade preference programs and presidential fast-track authority to negotiate trade deals with four allies. Writing in The Hill , Portman – a Finance Committee member and former U.S. Trade Representative who is retiring at the end of the year – joined Coons in outlining what Portman...