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Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Department of Commerce Hispanic Heritage Month Reception

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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Welcome to the Department of Commerce. I’m so pleased to welcome you all. Secretary Raimondo and I view our partnership with Latino leaders in the public and private sectors as critical to ensuring Departmental programs and initiatives to promote growth and opportunities for all people. Make no mistake: America’s road to economic prosperity runs through our ALL of...

Remarks by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the National Disability Leadership Summit

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Welcome to the Commerce Department’s first-ever National Disability Leadership Summit. Thank you to the American Association of People with Disabilities for partnering with our Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships for this event. I’m proud that our Department has a broad approach to accessibility that includes physical and digital accessibility, reasonable accommodation, and...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the International Open RAN Symposium in Golden, Colorado

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Good morning, everyone. On behalf of myself and Secretary Raimondo, I’d like to welcome you to the inaugural International Open RAN Symposium. I’m so pleased to be able to join you here today. I’d first like to thank the teams at NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and its international affairs office for making this convening possible. This is the largest convening the Department of...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Elevate Quantum Tech Hub Site Groundbreaking at the Colorado School of Mines

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Thank you, Governor Polis, for that introduction, and for your support for this project every step of the way. I’d also like to thank Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet, and the entire Colorado delegation for their partnership in making the Tech Hubs program a reality. Hello everyone! I’m so pleased to be here to celebrate this important milestone with you all. I’d also like to thank Zach Yerushalmi...

Remarks by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness

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Thank you, Assistant Secretary Harris. Thanks to chairs Ursula and Jeff, and to our speakers. Yesterday we held our inaugural Supply Chain Summit, and it was a great moment to reflect on how far we’ve come. Following the COVID supply chain challenges, we embraced a whole of government approach to address supply chain gaps. It’s truly remarkable to see what has happened in the last four year – not...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the CBC Reception Hosted by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the Commerce Department

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Thank you, Eric, for your leadership, partnership and for being with us tonight. Thanks to Meeks, Green, Ivey. Michigan’s fantastic Lt. Gov. Garland Gilchrist. It is great to be together this week of the CBC Annual Legislative Conference. As we all know, the Biden-Harris Administration has been historic and productive for the American people. We’re making major investments in infrastructure. We’re...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Economists Roundtable in Puerto Rico

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Thank you to the Association of Economists of Puerto Rico for hosting today. I look forward to discussing research opportunities to advance economic measurement and building statistical capacity by leveraging the newly established Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) here in Puerto Rico. People often think of the Department of Commerce as the Department of Business, but we’re much more...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Oasis 360 Recompete Groundbreaking Ceremony in Puerto Rico

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Thank you for that introduction. Hello everyone! I’m so pleased to be back in Puerto Rico to join you all to mark this exciting occasion. I’d like to thank the Platform for Social Impact for hosting us today, and for their important work in bringing prosperity back to Puerto Rico. As many of you know, since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Commerce has spearheaded a...