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field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Thank you, Tom. Good morning! This is a big day – a big day for the United States and a big day for New Hampshire. I’m so pleased we’re joined by Senator Shaheen, who played a huge role in making sure that this bill happened and that the Commerce Department received the funding. And Senator Hassan, also such a staunch advocate for the people of New Hampshire. Thank you to Assistant Secretary of...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/ict-supply-chain" hreflang="en">ICT Supply Chain</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/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/chips-america" hreflang="en">CHIPS for America</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/chips-and-science-act" hreflang="en">CHIPS and Science Act</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/national-security" hreflang="en">National Security</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6473" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-ukraine-defense-industrial-base"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-ukraine-defense-industrial-base" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Ukraine Defense Industrial Base Conference</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-12-06T16:28:08Z" class="datetime">December 6, 2023</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">Hello everyone! Thank you all again for joining us here today. As we close out this successful day of dialogue among U.S. and Ukrainian public and private sector leaders, I’d like to express how honored I feel to have been a part of it. The United States stands resolute in its support for Ukraine, and my hope is that this event has only further solidified and strengthened our commitment to...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/ukraine" hreflang="en">Ukraine</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6472" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-jewish-american-leaders"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-jewish-american-leaders" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Jewish American Leaders Convening</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-12-06T15:54:46Z" class="datetime">December 6, 2023</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">Hello everyone! Thank you all for joining us at Department of Commerce for our Jewish American Leaders Convening. I’d like to first acknowledge the work for our Office for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in making today’s convening possible and ensuring that the voices of this community are being heard, listened to, and respected. I grew up in a Black household on the east side of...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/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="6471" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-ukraine-defense-industrial-base"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-ukraine-defense-industrial-base" 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 Ukraine Defense Industrial Base Conference </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-12-06T15:11:50Z" class="datetime">December 6, 2023</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">Good morning. Welcome to the members of the Ukrainian Government, U.S. and Ukrainian industry, as well as our guests from NATO. And thank you to the National Security Council, the Departments of Defense and State, and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of thousands of Ukrainian men, women, and children. The Russian military has...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/export-and-investment-promotion" hreflang="en">Export and investment promotion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/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/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/national-security" hreflang="en">National Security</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6470" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-white-house-tribal-nations-summit"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/12/remarks-us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-white-house-tribal-nations-summit" 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 White House Tribal Nations Summit</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-12-06T15:02:17Z" class="datetime">December 6, 2023</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">It’s an honor to be here for the Biden Administration’s third Tribal Nations Summit. As the Secretary of Commerce, I want to acknowledge that the Commerce Department recognizes tribal sovereignty and the fundamental self-governing right of tribes. And I want to reiterate our entire department’s commitment to working and coordinating with tribal communities to ensure they have the resources they...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/fisheries-and-aquaculture" hreflang="en">Fisheries and aquaculture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/infrastructure" hreflang="en">Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/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/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/workforce-development" hreflang="en">Workforce Development</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6455" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/11/remarks-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-meeting-presidents-export-council"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/11/remarks-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-meeting-presidents-export-council" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the Meeting of the President’s Export Council Fall 2023 </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-11-29T15:49:16Z" class="datetime">November 29, 2023</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, Mark and Roz. Welcome to the second meeting of the President’s Export Council under the Biden Administration. I’m honored we’re joined by so many colleagues. Since our last meeting, we’ve acted on many of your recommendations, which are informing our policies to expand exports and ensure all U.S. companies can compete and succeed in international markets. First, I am pleased to announce...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/export-and-investment-promotion" hreflang="en">Export and investment promotion</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/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/presidents-export-council" hreflang="en">President's Export Council</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6457" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/11/remarks-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-interagency-convening-equitable"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/11/remarks-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-interagency-convening-equitable" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the Interagency Convening on Equitable Economic Growth</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-11-28T22:00:12Z" class="datetime">November 28, 2023</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">Hi, everyone. It’s an honor to join you today. I want to recognize Deputy Secretary Graves for the tremendous work he and his team have done to bring this event together and to develop Commerce’s Business Diversity Principles Initiative. At Commerce, our number one goal is to improve America’s competitiveness so our workers and companies can succeed in the global economy. We’re placing equity at...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/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/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/equity" hreflang="en">Equity</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/business-diversity-principles-initiative" hreflang="en">Business Diversity Principles Initiative</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6454" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2023/11/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-interagency-convening-equitable"> <h2> <a href="/web/20231220135136/https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2023/11/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-interagency-convening-equitable" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Interagency Convening on Equitable Economic Growth</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-11-28T22:00:00Z" class="datetime">November 28, 2023</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">Good afternoon, everyone. 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