Presidential Fast Track Authority

In a controversial round of voting in 2015, Congress debated Presidential Fast Track Authority.

SENATE: The Senate voted to give President Barack Obama fast track trade authority by a 62-37 margin. 48 Republicans voted for the measure while just five opposed it. Fourteen Democrats voted for the bill while 32 Democrats voting against it. [[1]]

Here are the Democrats who voted for fast track. [[2]]

Michael Bennet (Colo.),

Ben Cardin (Md.),

Tom Carper (Del.),

Chris Coons (Del.),

Maria Cantwell (Wash.),

Dianne Feinstein (Calif.),

Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.),

Tim Kaine (Va.),

Claire McCaskill (Mo.),

Patty Murray (Wash.),

Bill Nelson (Fla.),

Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.),

Mark Warner (Va.),

Ron Wyden (Ore.).

Here are the Republicans who voted against Fast Track:[[3]]

Susan Collins (R-ME)

Mike Lee (R-UT)

Rand Paul (R-KY)

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

Richard Shelby (R-AL)

HOUSE: The House voted 219-211 in favor of giving the President fast track trade authority. However, the measure failed to pass due to the defeat of an accompanying bill. 191 Republicans and 28 Democrats voted in favor of giving the President fast track trade authority, while 157 Democrats and 54 Republicans voted no. Below is a link to the roll call of the vote.

http://news.yahoo.com/house-roll-call-trade-authority-192352530.html

However, a week later the House voted again on the Fast Track Trade Authority, this time absent the accompaniment of another bill, and passed it 218-208. Following the vote, the bill returns to the Senate because the Senate passed Fast Track Authority as a package with another bill.

In the House vote, 190 Republicans voted for the measure and 50 voted against it. 28 Democrats supported the bill while 158 opposed it. Below is a link to the roll call of the vote.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-roll-call-trade-31866394