Opponents of this "fast track" authority raise the food-safety flag.

But that will happen if Congress derails the "fast track" authority for conducting trade negotiations.

Some of us in Congress oppose "fast track" authority for trade legislation unless there are guarantees that labor and environmental issues will be addressed.

They include setting up a new track authority and consumer committees to safeguard the interest of passengers.

Fast track authority allows the president to negotiate trade deals that can only be approved or rejected by Congress.

Is there indeed a case for some form of national track authority in place of six regions?

This used to be called "fast track" authority.

The resolution must be defeated in both houses for the Administration to retain what is known as its "fast track" authority.

The last "fast track" authority lapsed three years ago.

A few years later, Congress refused to give the president "fast track" authority to expediently negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement.