More Dem votes key to trade deal’s passage

More Dem votes key to trade deal’s passage-thehill: The White House will likely need to pick up additional Democratic votes for a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal despite Hillary Clinton’s opposition to the agreement. Just 28 House Democrats voted earlier this year to give President Obama expanded power to ease passage of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which has come under fire from liberals who say it would undermine public safety and hurt American workers.