12/08/2009
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"A car is not a can of soup. It is not a can of soup, Mr. Secretary."
"I intend to focus this morning on three investigations self-initiated by the Department of Commerce under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962."
"These tariffs do not support U.S. national security. Instead, they harm American manufacturers, damage our economy, hurt American consumers, and disrupt our relationship with our long-time allies."
"I just do not see how the damage imposed on all of these sectors could possibly advance our national security."