At the same time, however, several food safety experts say, industry leaders are also questioning whether the weak produce-tracking rules that many of them once championed are more a curse than a blessing.
He concluded that the fast-track rules are too heavily weighted in favour of speed and efficiency at the expense of fairness and justice.
The Senate plan, by contrast, includes $100 billion in upfront infrastructure spending to bolster the economy and calls for special fast-track rules to overhaul the tax code and raise $975 billion over 10 years in legislation that could not be filibustered.
The vote splashed some cold water on the House Republican leadership, which had been so confident that it raised the extension under fast-track rules that require a two-thirds majority.
Pennsylvania racing officials are investigating whether a veterinarian used a handgun to euthanize a horse at a track near Philadelphia, a possible violation of track rules and racing industry standards.
But many lawmakers are reluctant to do so both because of the appearance of partisanship as well as the difficulty of enacting such complex legislation under fast-track rules.
And it is telling anyone who will listen that consumers will suffer if tough do-not-track rules hit ad revenues, forcing web firms to charge for more content.With Mr Obama throwing his weight behind internet privacy, this rearguard action is less likely to be successful.
He also introduced fast-track rules for defrocking abusive priests and stressed that bishops must report abuse.
In August the government announced new "fast track" rules that allow ministers to intervene in fracking bids delayed by local councils, following frustrations over holdups.
And by the way, when I heard the whole thing, I quickly realised that the Black Magic track rules the most out of all of them.
And if that's adopted and the bill -- TPP -- appears, there will be no amendments on it," said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala)., referring to the fast-track rules that don't allow Congress to alter trade agreements.
