Transcript: President Obama's speech on foreign trade at Nike's Oregon headquarters

Portland Business Journal:

President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of Nike employees Friday morning, touting a trade deal he hopes to strike with Asian nations.

"Every time I come to Oregon this is what it looks like," said Obama to open his remarks on the sunny morning in Washington County. "It never rains in Oregon, does it?" he joked.

U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, a Beaverton Democrat, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a Portland Democrat, were on hand to provide short speeches before the President arrived from the Sentinel…

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