Today, the U.S, along with 11 Pacific countries signed off on the details of a big trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Two weeks ago, House Speaker John Boehner announced his resignation from the legislative body would take place at the end of October.
Meanwhile, congressional attempts to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood funding, and fights over the debt ceiling and the near-bankrupt Highway Trust Fund loom large.
We talk Congress in the first person with Texas Representative Lloyd Doggett
Guest:
- Lloyd Doggett, Congressman representing Texas' 35th congressional district.