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Obama to seek powers to merge US

By REUTERS

JANUARY 13, 2012 16:30

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will ask Congress for authority to merge the agency that negotiates US trade deals into the Commerce Department, a White House official said on Friday, in an effort to trim the government amid voter concerns about deficits.

Obama was set to announce the request, which could open the door to further consolidation in Washington, in a late morning address at the White House.

He will seek a vote in Congress within three months on the proposal to put the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and other groups dealing with exports under one roof at the Commerce Department - something that has been under discussion for years.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, one of Obama's fellow Democrats, and some other senior members of Congress have expressed concern that the USTR, a small cabinet-level agency of some 240 career employees, could lose its focus if forced into a larger department. trade agencies

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