In recent years, exports have only accounted--listen to this--for 12 percent of our GDP.
I look forward to working with you in a bipartisan fashion.
The Nation relies heavily on the Department of Commerce to maintain America's competitiveness within the markets around ...
As a result of this lack of cooperation, according to the Government Accountability Office, our Government's war on drug...
This interrogation, rendition of terrorists had been going on before the Bush administration.
The Associated Press reported in April that Mexico has seized more than 2,702 grenades since the start of President Feli...
The sooner we move these nominees, Mr. Chairman, the better.
Nothing comes from nothing. The money spent should compete with other energy environmental concerns.
But, now, of course, if I had signed an agreement, I might find it politically difficult to agree to any modification th...
But, you would admit that, just a few years ago, the high-side estimate for the cleanup was $180 billion, I believe, and...
I think--of course it's a benefit in cleaning up, but I'm talking about the economy and the productivity of the Nation i...
It's just stunning, breathtaking beyond most anything anybody could imagine.
We can't just waste that money. It has to be productively utilized.
I remember declaring in amazement that that had to be the largest cost overrun in the history of the Republic.
I join you in welcoming our witness, Dr. Ines R. Triay.
I would like to follow up on these agreements.
It's difficult for me to imagine how it could be spent effectively in the short timeframe it's been suggested it would b...
The final bill, at a staggering $1.2 trillion, is the largest single expenditure in our Nation's history.