S. 929--the Department of Commerce Dismantling Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 929, to Abolish the Department of Commerce, July 25 and 27, 1995U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 263 pages |
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... agen- cies also have roles . This amounts to wholesale duplication and fragmentation across the Government and it leads us to ask some fundamental questions . ( 1 ) Why do eight different agencies scattered throughout the Govern- ment.
... agen- cies also have roles . This amounts to wholesale duplication and fragmentation across the Government and it leads us to ask some fundamental questions . ( 1 ) Why do eight different agencies scattered throughout the Govern- ment.
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... questions , but Commerce is only our start- ing point . We must expand our inquiry in the days ahead to de- velop an organization for the Federal Government of the 21st cen- tury . American citizens are concerned about their Government ...
... questions , but Commerce is only our start- ing point . We must expand our inquiry in the days ahead to de- velop an organization for the Federal Government of the 21st cen- tury . American citizens are concerned about their Government ...
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... questions that really do not invite any partisanship . I think those who are about to testify before us share the same basic questions of who should be doing what and how much it should cost or whether it should be done by the private ...
... questions that really do not invite any partisanship . I think those who are about to testify before us share the same basic questions of who should be doing what and how much it should cost or whether it should be done by the private ...
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... question about being " fair " . The decisions are made on the nation's interest as to whether or not it strengthens the economy or weakens the economy , and it has worked for Japan . Additionally , with respect to that , they do not ...
... question about being " fair " . The decisions are made on the nation's interest as to whether or not it strengthens the economy or weakens the economy , and it has worked for Japan . Additionally , with respect to that , they do not ...
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... questions that need to be raised : -Do we genuinely want to break apart DOC's export promotion machine and forgo the billions of dollars in profits and thousands of jobs it helps American companies to obtain ? -Do we really want to ...
... questions that need to be raised : -Do we genuinely want to break apart DOC's export promotion machine and forgo the billions of dollars in profits and thousands of jobs it helps American companies to obtain ? -Do we really want to ...
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Page 104 - ... international financial institutions (such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) in resolving the crisis; and the distributional implications of alternative ways out of the crisis.
Page 95 - International agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), have gradually lowered trade barriers, such as tariffs and import quotas.
Page 105 - Department of State Department of the Treasury Department of Defense Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force...
Page 151 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I would be glad to answer any questions you or other members of the Committee may have.
Page 104 - OPIC is mandated to mobilize and facilitate the participation of US private capital and skills in the economic and social development of developing countries and emerging economies.
Page 19 - The oceans and the atmosphere are interacting parts of the total environmental system upon which we depend not only for the quality of our lives, but for life itself.
Page 130 - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. I am very pleased to be here today to...
Page 86 - NIST is to promote US. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards This mission is accomplished through four major programs • Measurements and Standards Laboratories focused on "infrastructural technologies...
Page 48 - Programs (§206). The bill proposes to abolish the Technology Administration, the only Federal agency whose primary concern is the competitiveness of the Nation's technology base.
Page 98 - Export Promotion: Federal Programs Lack Organizational and Funding Cohesiveness (GAO/NSIAD-92-49, Jan. 10, 1992); and our August 1992 testimony, Export Promotion: Federal Approach Is Fragmented (GAO/GGD-92-68, Aug.