Fast-Track Set to Expire, Congress Yawns
- By Kate Ackley
- Roll Call Staff
- June 13, 2007, Midnight
With just 17 days left before the White House’s fast-track authority lapses, you’d think big-business lobbyists pushing for its renewal already would be in full swing. Instead, they say they are only now planning to step up their efforts and many acknowledge that absent some kind of trade lobbying miracle, fast-track will expire and could take months, if not years, before Congress renews it.
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