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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... specific points : -First , today every other government supports its companies . Strong U.S. Gov- ernment backing for U.S. companies and workers in trade , technology , and other areas is vital if the United States and our constituents ...
... specific points : -First , today every other government supports its companies . Strong U.S. Gov- ernment backing for U.S. companies and workers in trade , technology , and other areas is vital if the United States and our constituents ...
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... specific hard 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 ...
... specific hard 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 ...
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... specific and direct help that the Department of Commerce was to us in preparing that trip and in carrying out that trip and in giving confidence and then results in terms of millions of dollars of products sold in Japan and Tai- wan ...
... specific and direct help that the Department of Commerce was to us in preparing that trip and in carrying out that trip and in giving confidence and then results in terms of millions of dollars of products sold in Japan and Tai- wan ...
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... specific reasons why we oppose these bills : • They would eliminate business ' voice at the Cabinet table . Only the Department of Commerce has the primary responsibility to advocate for U.S. exports and international economic affairs ...
... specific reasons why we oppose these bills : • They would eliminate business ' voice at the Cabinet table . Only the Department of Commerce has the primary responsibility to advocate for U.S. exports and international economic affairs ...
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... specific recommendations at this time ? Secretary BROWN . Yes . We have several that we have made . One of those I mentioned in my testimony , which is to set up Govern- ment corporations as a move in the direction of privatization for ...
... specific recommendations at this time ? Secretary BROWN . Yes . We have several that we have made . One of those I mentioned in my testimony , which is to set up Govern- ment corporations as a move in the direction of privatization for ...
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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.