BuzzFeed - Nancy Pelosi goes against the president, and the Democratic caucus goes with her. MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images Democrats on Capitol Hill dealt President Obama an enormous blow Friday, voting down a key part of his trade agenda, one of his priorities in his second term as president. House Democrats rejected a jobs-focused provision that was seen as a necessary compromise to pass the bigger parts of Obama's trade agenda: first, "fast-track authority," which would give him more negotiating powers on trade deals, and then the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the deal the Obama administration has been negotiating with Asian countries. Earlier in the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she opposes fast-tracking trade legislation â even after Obama appeared on Capitol Hill to convince Democrats. "I think today we have the opportunity to slow down," Pelosi said. "Whatever the deal is with other countries, we want a better deal for America's workers." After a lengt
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