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Page 4A OPINION East Oregonian Saturday, June 27, 2015 Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN DANIEL WATTENBURGER Publisher Managing Editor JENNINE PERKINSON TIM TRAINOR Advertising Director Opinion Page Editor EO MEDIA GROUP East Oregonian • The Daily Astorian • Capital Press • Hermiston Herald Blue Mountain Eagle • Wallowa County Chieftain • Chinook Observer • Coast River Business Journal Oregon Coast Today • Coast Weekend • Seaside Signal • Cannon Beach Gazette Eastern Oregon Real Estate Guide • Eastern Oregon Marketplace • Coast Marketplace OnlyAg.com • FarmSeller.com • Seaside-Sun.com • NorthwestOpinions.com • DiscoverOurCoast.com MIKE FORRESTER Pendleton Chairman of the Board STEVE FORRESTER Astoria President TOM BROWN Bigfork, Mont. Director KATHRYN B. BROWN Pendleton Secretary/Treasurer JEFF ROGERS Indianapolis, Ind. Director OUR VIEW Trade bill divides our two senators This week’s vote to provide +HDUJXHGWKDWWKHSUHVLGHQWZDV President Obama with fast-track ZURQJLQFODLPLQJWKDWWKHGHDO authority on a far-reaching FRQWDLQHGWRXJKHQYLURQPHQWDODQG WUDQV3DFL¿FWUDGHGHDOUHYHDOHGD ODERUVWDQGDUGV GHHSHQLQJ¿VVXUHLQWKH'HPRFUDWLF “We are repeating the same Party. Nowhere was that more basic structure of the other (trade) evident than here in agreements with no Oregon. changes for America :KLOHWKH It is in America’s and therefore no president and improvements for the strategic 5HSXEOLFDQOHDGHUV workers of America.” found something Their disagreement interest to set to agree on, our LVXQXVXDO:\GHQDQG the trade rules 0HUNOH\YRWHWKHVDPH WZR'HPRFUDWLF senators didn’t. percent of the time. for 38 percent 92 Their debate 2QIDUPELOOV2Q of the world’s WULOOLRQGROODUVSHQGLQJ provided an LOOXPLQDWLQJORRN ELOOV$QGRQRWKHU economy. at their party’s PDMRUOHJLVODWLRQ%XW LQWHUQDOGHEDWHRYHU RQLQWHUQDWLRQDOWUDGH $PHULFD¶VUROHLQWKHZRUOGDQGWKH they go separate ways. impact of trade on U.S. workers. 7KHWUDGHGHDOSLWVWKHLQWHUHVWV $VWKHWRS'HPRFUDWRQWKH RIWZRELJ'HPRFUDWLF3DUW\ Senate Finance Committee, Ron constituents — the AFL-CIO and Wyden was co-author of the trade WKHHQYLURQPHQWDOFRPPXQLW\² SURPRWLRQELOO+HZRUNHGZLWK DJDLQVW'HPRFUDWVOLNH:\GHQ 5HSXEOLFDQVDQGFRD[HG'HPRFUDWV ZKREHOLHYHJOREDOL]DWLRQLVDQ WRVXSSRUWWKHGHDO+HWRRNWR opportunity for American workers WKH6HQDWHÀRRUWRGHOLYHUFORVLQJ rather than a threat. DUJXPHQWVDKHDGRIWKH¿QDOYRWH We concur with Wyden. It is which passed 60-38. in America’s strategic interests to “This is our chance to set a VHWWKHWUDGHUXOHVIRUSHUFHQW new course,” Wyden said. “This is RIWKHZRUOG¶VHFRQRP\7KHWUDGH RXUFKDQFHWRSXWLQSODFHKLJKHU GHDODOVRFRXQWHUV&KLQD¶VHIIRUWV VWDQGDUGVLQJOREDOWUDGH«DQG WRFUHDWHLWVRZQ$VLD3DFL¿FWUDGH ensure that our country writes the EORF UXOHVRIWKHURDG´ ,QWHQVL¿HGWUDGHQRW 0HUNOH\DOVRVSRNHIURP SURWHFWLRQLVPZLOOPDNH2UHJRQ WKH6HQDWHÀRRURIIHULQJDQ WKHQDWLRQDQGRXU3DFL¿FWUDGLQJ LPSDVVLRQHGSRLQWE\SRLQWUHEXWWDO partners more competitive. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the East Oregonian editorial board of Publisher Kathryn Brown, Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, and Opinion Page Editor Tim Trainor. Other columns, letters and cartoons on this page express the opinions of the authors and not necessarily that of the East Oregonian. LETTERS POLICY The East Oregonian welcomes original letters of 400 words or less on public issues and public policies for publication in the newspaper and on our website. The newspaper reserves the right to withhold letters that address concerns about individual services and products or letters that infringe on the rights of private citizens. Submitted letters must be signed by the author and include the city of residence and a daytime phone number. The phone number will not be published. Unsigned letters will not be published. Send letters to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. 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