A bi-partisan coalition of lawmakers on Capitol Hill have reached an agreement that would "fast track" President Obama's trade agenda by preventing Congress from amending trade deals. Specifically, the legislation would allow the conclusion of negotiations for the agreement with 11 Latin American and Asian countries known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Basically, the law would prevent individual members from trying to amend a treaty that would benefit their own, narrow interests in their districts or states. Most nations have balked at the idea that once negotiated, Congress could add or undo provisions that had already been hashed out. The Hill: The new legislation was announced on Thursday afternoon by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the ranking member on the Finance Committee who has been negotiating closely with Hatch. To win Wyden...(Read Full Post)