Democratic leaders in the Senate hope to have a final vote on the trade bill by the end of the week.

"We're going to get a trade bill out of the House by this summer," he said.

The Senate is expected to pass the trade bill next month.

All the major amendments of the trade bill have been considered.

White House officials said tonight that they expected negotiations on the trade bill to continue today.

As for the trade bill, well, the Americans are on their own.

The Administration has possible ways, none good, to get the trade bill back on track.

One after another, they are asked about the importance of a trade bill.

One after another, they step up to the camera to say the trade bill is really important.

In fact, the trade bill now before Congress would do just that.