Max Baucus: “I hope everyone listened to my good friend's words. He made very important points about statistics that I think most…”

“I hope everyone listened to my good friend's words. He made very important points about statistics that I think most Americans are unaware of, and if they would think about it more, they would realize the importance of trade. We export so much more now. Exporting is such a large percent of our economy and offers such good-paying jobs that, frankly, I am perplexed more Americans don't want to work harder to get trade agreements passed so we can export more and get more good-paying jobs in America. I must say that today we have a bold plan to strengthen our trade ties with nations across the Pacific and in Europe. What is our goal? Our goal is to seize new export opportunities so that we can boost our economy and create jobs here at home. We all know the big to-and-fro here with unemployment insurance. The key is to have fewer people unemployed. How does that happen? More good-paying jobs. But there is a big first step we need to take before we can act on our trade agenda. What is that? It is Trade Promotion Authority, otherwise known as TPA. That is why this afternoon Senator Hatch and I introduced the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.”