Members of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), while supportive of renewing trade promotion authority (TPA) for the Obama administration, do not intend to pursue that as a legislative priority until the White House makes clear that it would like Congress to intensify discussions on this topic, leading members of the coalition said this week. House Republicans, on the other hand, are anxious to start pushing ahead with consideration of TPA renewal in the near term. "I think the prudent step is to defer to [the administration's] discretion in regards to TPA authority," Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), who heads up the NDC, said in a Jan. 15 interview. "If they feel this is something that's necessary for them to move forward on successful negotiations, I'm sure they'll come and have that conversation with Congress. We're going to have to follow their lead as far as the timing of all this."
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