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Braley At Odds With Vilsack, Northey & Ernst On Free Trade

KEY TAKEAWAY: "Braley’s 'no' votes put him at odds with former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who as Obama’s secretary of agriculture lobbied Congress for approval of the trade deals."  GOP Targets Braley’s ‘No’ Votes On Trade Politico Pro Doug Palmer October 27, 2014 https://www.politicopro.com/go/?id=39933 Iowa Republicans, in one of the tightest Senate races in the country, are trying to capitalize on Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley’s record of voting against trade agreements to help hand their candidate, Joni Ernst, the victory. Braley, whose state is heavily dependent on farm exports, voted against free-trade pacts with South ...