Blumenauer, Bonamici among House Democrats who negotiated revised trade deal
January 22, 2020
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.
In a statement timed with the Dec. 19 vote, Bonamici said this:
"Under the direction of Speaker Pelosi, we had many in-person meetings and conversations in which we pressed the administration to make critical improvements in the areas of labor, environment, access to medicines, and enforcement. After a protracted battle with the administration, we secured what I am confident will be meaningful improvements in all four areas."