CNY Lawmakers Move Amid Senate Reform Talks
Central New York lawmakers navigated the Lewinsky distraction with Moynihan proposing a bipartisan Social Security reform group. Walsh won House approval for a $2.3 billion funding bill, while McHugh pressed for border traffic relief and Boehlert praised a Utica drug ring bust. Mandela tribute, visa hearing delays, and education bill spins capped a week of political maneuvering ahead of fall campaigning.
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Partisanship charge flies after vote to curb trade powers
The House defeated a GOP bid to extend fast track powers for Clinton to negotiate trade treaties in a 248-180 vote. Democrats and the White House argued the move was a campaign tactic risking labor and environmental concerns. Republicans claimed Democrats used the election as an excuse to block the measure.
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Lawmakers divided over expanded trade treaty powers
Bowhey reports that Central New York representatives Sherwood Boehlert Hinchey Houghton McIlhugh Paxson Walsh oppose or doubt granting the president broader power to negotiate trade treaties. Supporters warn the move could alter pacts, risk American jobs, and threaten environmental protections worldwide.
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