Senate Set to Debate Worker Aid in Push to Advance Trade Deals
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The U.S. Senate is set to begin debate today on trade preference and worker-aid programs that would clear the way for President Barack Obama to send Congress three pending free-trade agreements.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, plans to move ahead with legislation that would revive tariff preferences for goods from developing nations after lawmakers voted 84-8 last night to limit debate, the first step in the process of acting on the measures. Senator Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said he will offer an amendment that would extend the aid program for workers who lose their jobs to overseas competition.