Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT, 4th District), swing vote, decides to back TPP [View all]

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Himes said Wednesday he will support President Obama's bid for fast-track authority to negotiate a new trade deal, a controversial decision that puts the fourth-term lawmaker at odds with the progressive and labor union elements in his Southwestern Connecticut district.

As one of a handful of undecided House Democrats crucial to passage of fast-track -- Trade Promotion Authority or TPA -- Himes has been the object of intense White House lobbying. He met Obama twice at the White House with other congressional undecideds and spoke to the president one-on-one on the phone.

A vote in the House could take place as early as next week.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Himes-to-support-Obama-on-trade-agreement-6305630.php

Here's that same Jim Himes talking to a fake Citibank lobbyist about a vote on Wall Street deregulation: