Following a contentious two-day debate, the Senate today voted 65-32 against considering an amendment offered by Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) to a China trade bill that would have given the president greater flexibility in sanctioning China and other countries if they violate nonproliferation treaties. The vote to table the Thompson amendment means the bill is set aside and will not get a straight up-or-down vote from the Senate as it considers a bill to liberalize U.S.-China trade relations. It also...
