Two Oregon Democrats whose districts depend on international trade ended up on the group of nine that negotiated the latest North American trade agreement, which cleared the House last week.
U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici were among those named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to a working group on the agreement, which was amended to deal with concerns House Democrats raised on labor and environmental standards, drug pricing and enforcement provisions.
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