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Subject: I'm not in the guaranteeing business polit. President Barack Obama headed to Capitol Hill Friday to lobby support for his ambitious Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, ahead of a key vote in the House of Representatives on whether to extend crucial "fast-track" negotiating authority to the White House.
It is not clear whether the bill has enough support from Obama's fellow Democrats, many of whom are concerned the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, trade deal would send more American jobs overseas and hurt the environment.
"I'm not in the guaranteeing business," said Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday after speaking via the phone with Obama.
"I know he's working on it and I hope he's successful."
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