As the ninth round of negotiations on the EU-US free trade deal wrapped up in New York, a battle was brewing over trade deals in Washington.<br /><br /> Legislation to fast-track trade deals through Congress were given the greenlight by a key committee on Thursday. However, it received little support from Democrats. The deal effectively reduces Congress’ role to a yes-no vote on trade deals with no power to amend agreements. Democrats are worried, especially in the negotiations over the Pacific Trade Pact that it would mean Americans could lose their jobs as businesses in Asia.<br /><br /> Over in Washington euronews correspondent Stefan Grobe explains how the battle over trade deals is set to be long and drawn out.<br /><br /> “Domestically, the Obama administration has more support for a trade agreement from Republicans than from Democrats. That puts the likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a complicated position and could make trade a major issue of the 2016 campaign.”<br /><br /> Brushing aside parti
