Cong. DeFazio on Trade Vote: Obama’s Trying to ‘Get Us to Give up Our Const. Authority’

‘After you’ve neglected the House for seven years, a sort of last-minute dating approach isn’t particularly effective’

Dem Congressman DeFazio Blasts Obama on Trade: Trying To "Get Us To Give Up Our Constitutional Authority" (RealClearPolitics)

Democratic Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) blasted President Obama after he visited Capitol Hill in an attempt to coax Congressional Democrats to vote for the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and ultimately Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

DeFazio told reporters President Obama "insulted our integrity."

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