05/11/2009
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"We are facing foreign economic influences and challenges that can only be halted by prioritizing domestic competition and American labor."
"The Department of Commerce's mission to spur economic growth and opportunities for all Americans grows more and more important every day."
"The Department of Commerce's Fiscal Year 25 budget request totals $11.4 billion which is $654 million or 6 percent increase over the Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level."
"Neither I know the American people would support the sending of an American team to Moscow with Soviet invasion troops in Afghanistan."