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Peters, Congresswomen Lawrence and Tlaib, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, and Mayor Duggan</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-05-10T20:08:27Z" class="datetime">May 10, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Innovation, Supplier Diversity, and Semiconductors Front and Center in the Motor City Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, U.S. Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, hosted a Supply Chain Summit, bringing innovation, resilience, and supplier...</div> <div class="field 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field--label-hidden">Deputy Secretary Graves Meets with Governor Pierluisi, Highlights Commerce Department’s Economic Development and Digital Equity Programs in Puerto Rico</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-04-29T15:31:53Z" class="datetime">April 29, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to Puerto Rico, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves visited the island from April 21-22. This visit represents the latest in a series of high-level U.S. government officials travelling to the island, focusing on supporting Puerto Rico’s long-term recovery and resilience — an important priority for President Biden. While there...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4063" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2022/04/testimony-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-senate-commerce-committee-fy"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2022/04/testimony-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-senate-commerce-committee-fy" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Testimony by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Senate Commerce Committee FY 2023 Budget Hearing</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-04-27T15:41:31Z" class="datetime">April 27, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Speeches</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Wicker, and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The priorities funded in this Budget build upon the investments you enacted in Fiscal Year 2022, and I am grateful for your support as we look forward to accomplishing even more in Fiscal Year 2023. The...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/cybersecurity" hreflang="en">Cybersecurity</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/export-and-investment-promotion" hreflang="en">Export and investment promotion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/ict-supply-chain" hreflang="en">ICT Supply Chain</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/manufacturing" hreflang="en">Manufacturing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/space-commerce" hreflang="en">Space commerce</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/trade-enforcement" hreflang="en">Trade enforcement</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/national-security" hreflang="en">National security</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/export-controls" hreflang="en">Export Controls</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/climate-change" hreflang="en">Climate Change</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4059" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2022/04/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-build-back-better-regional"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2022/04/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-build-back-better-regional" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Build Back Better Regional Challenge Showcase</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-04-26T17:14:35Z" class="datetime">April 26, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Speeches</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Thank you, Assistant Secretary Castillo, for that introduction. I am thrilled to join you this afternoon to see the extraordinary collaboration that you have undertaken to deliver transformative economic opportunity across the country. The Build Back Better Regional Challenge is the marquee of EDA’s American Rescue Plan programs and represents the Biden Administration’s commitment to rebuilding...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3997" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2022/03/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-greater-washington-partnership"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2022/03/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-greater-washington-partnership" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Greater Washington Partnership Inclusive Growth Announcement at Howard University</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-30T15:26:27Z" class="datetime">March 30, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Speeches</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Thank you, Peter, for that introduction, and thank you to Dr. Frederick and Howard University for hosting us today. And thank you, Vice President Harris and Administrator Guzman, for joining us. I’m excited to join all of you for today’s announcement. It builds on the Biden-Harris administration’s laser-focus on creating good-paying jobs for American workers. A very wise person, an inventor, once...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3992" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/03/women-owned-and-indigenous-small-businesses-thrive-eda-and-mbda-support"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/03/women-owned-and-indigenous-small-businesses-thrive-eda-and-mbda-support" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Women-Owned and Indigenous Small Businesses Thrive with EDA and MBDA Support</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-29T16:33:08Z" class="datetime">March 29, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/03/women-owned-and-indigenous-small-businesses-thrive-eda-and-mbda-support" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220531150110im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-03/EDAMBDAWHMGraphic.png?itok=mBY86TjY" width="150" alt="Women-Owned and Indigenous Small Businesses Thrive with EDA and MBDA Support" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">At the U.S. Department of Commerce, Women’s History Month is an opportunity to highlight the strength, tenacity, and determination of women in American society. It’s also a time to honor women business leaders and their contributions to the American economy and to encourage the next generation of female leaders to fully participate in economic opportunities available to build a more equitable...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3989" role="article" about="/news/press-releases/2022/03/president-bidens-fiscal-year-2023-budget-calls-critical-investments-key"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2022/03/president-bidens-fiscal-year-2023-budget-calls-critical-investments-key" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Calls for Critical Investments in Key Commerce Priorities</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-28T21:50:45Z" class="datetime">March 28, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Budget Supports Department of Commerce’s Investments in Supporting Economic Growth and Making Communities More Climate Resilient The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President’s 2023 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to strengthen domestic supply chains through domestic manufacturing, help...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/cybersecurity" hreflang="en">Cybersecurity</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/infrastructure" hreflang="en">Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/climate-change" hreflang="en">Climate Change</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3974" role="article" about="/news/press-releases/2022/03/vice-president-harris-commerce-deputy-secretary-graves-travel-louisiana"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2022/03/vice-president-harris-commerce-deputy-secretary-graves-travel-louisiana" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vice President Harris, Commerce Deputy Secretary Graves Travel to Louisiana to Highlight Historic Broadband Infrastructure Investments Coming to the State</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-21T21:31:49Z" class="datetime">March 21, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Visit Follows the Announcement of a $29.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Serve More Than 22,000 Households in Louisiana On Monday, March 21, Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Sunset, Louisiana, to hear directly from Louisianans about the struggles they face due to the stark digital divide and lack of access to fast, affordable, and...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3943" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/02/black-history-month-commerce-recommits-creating-equity-and-opportunity-all"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/02/black-history-month-commerce-recommits-creating-equity-and-opportunity-all" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">This Black History Month Commerce Recommits to Creating Equity and Opportunity for All Americans </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-02-25T18:45:35Z" class="datetime">February 25, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/02/black-history-month-commerce-recommits-creating-equity-and-opportunity-all" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220531150110im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-02/DepSecEDABackground.jpg?itok=Hg0SZ_6D" width="150" alt="Deputy Secretary Don Graves at the Economic Development Administration's American Rescue Plan Launch" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">This Black History Month, I have been reflecting on the words equity and opportunity, and the work that we at the U.S. Department of Commerce are doing to live up to their definitions and ensure that we create a 21st century economy that works for all Americans, but especially those who far too often have been overlooked or left behind. I come from a long line of small business owners, including...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/infrastructure" hreflang="en">Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3935" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/02/eda-and-mbda-support-new-generation-black-entrepreneurs"> <h2> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/02/eda-and-mbda-support-new-generation-black-entrepreneurs" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">EDA and MBDA Support a New Generation of Black Entrepreneurs </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-02-24T15:41:47Z" class="datetime">February 24, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20220531150110/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/02/eda-and-mbda-support-new-generation-black-entrepreneurs" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220531150110im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-02/BHMEDAMBDAPhoto1.jpg?itok=NUtBfhOL" width="115" alt="Gaby Long (left) established A Taste of Bim in 2015. 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