Max Baucus: “This is a complex problem and requires a complex solution. It reminds me of a quote I am fond of making. H.L. Mencken…”

“This is a complex problem and requires a complex solution. It reminds me of a quote I am fond of making. H.L. Mencken once said: For every complicated problem there is a simple solution, and it is usually wrong. In my judgment, this administration not only is sort of laissez-faire but kind of going AWOL on this issue. I don't see a plan. I don't see a way to deal with job loss that passes the smell test. In addition, wouldn't it help to be much more aggressive in enforcing our trade laws? One thing that bothers me, frankly, is that we are going about getting trade agreements with minuscule economies. The big bang for the buck is enforcing our trade laws, say, with respect to India or China or maybe the European Union. There are lots of examples. We hear about all the call centers in India. We don't hear much about many products by American companies being sold in India, and the Indians are very much violating the intellectual property agreements. Billions of dollars are being lost to American companies that could be spent in America because other countries are not living up to their international obligations.”