Rep. Blumenauer Issues Statement on Passage of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement on House passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement by a 385-41 vote:
"This was an unprecedented vote for an unprecedented trade agreement.
"This agreement got more Democratic votes than Republican votes, and we were able to thwart the efforts of big drug companies for the first time ever in a trade agreement. . . .
"This was an unprecedented vote for an unprecedented trade agreement.
"This agreement got more Democratic votes than Republican votes, and we were able to thwart the efforts of big drug companies for the first time ever in a trade agreement. . . .