House Democrats Derail Obama’s Free-Trade Agenda
- By Cindy Saine
The U.S. House of Representatives has dealt a stunning blow to President Barack Obama’s free-trade agenda. A large number of Democrats defied their fellow Democratic president to defeat a critical part of a legislative package that would have provided assistance to American workers who might lose their jobs if a major Asia-Pacific trade agreement is forged. VOA’s Cindy Saine reports.