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GUTIERREZ. THE NOMINEE IS GOVERNOR RICHARDSON, AND THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR 2009 FOR THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, $8.9 BILLION, A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION...
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TALENTED PUBLIC SERVANTS MAKE IT THE NATURAL AGENCY TO SERVE AS THE PROGRAMMATIC NERVE CENTER IN AMERICA'S STRUGGLE TO REJUVINATE OUR ECONOMY. THE...
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| 00:02:31 |
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PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN REALIZE ARE IN THE DEPARTMENT MANY OF COMMERCE. ITS BIGGEST AREA OF INTEREST
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| 00:02:38 |
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AND USUALLY ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 2/3'S OF THE BUDGET IS THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION, THE WEATHER BUREAU WHICH HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FISHERIES...
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| 00:03:42 |
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A LOT TO THE OFFICE. RICHARDSON ENDORSED HIM DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THAT MAY
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HAVE HELPED, ALSO. HOST: WHAT SIGNAL DOES THIS SEND FROM THE PRESIDENT ELECT REGARDING THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, AND HIS CHOICE OF GOVERNOR RICHARDSON...
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| 00:04:13 |
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IN THERE AT LEAST IN THE LAST 30 YEARS OR SO. MOST OF THE TIME, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES THAT HAVE COME IN HAVE BEEN BUSINESS ECK EXECUTIVES...
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| 00:04:28 |
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PRESIDENT THAT NOMINATED HIM. RICHARDSON BRINGS IN A LOT MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE. I WOULD GUESS THAT HE WOULD HAVE A MUCH HIGHER PROFILE AND...
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| 00:05:01 |
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AND 202-737-0001 FOR REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS, 202-628-0205. YOU CAN SEND US AN E-MAIL AT JOURNAL AT C-SPAN.ORG. THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY...
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| 00:05:46 |
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ALL CABINET ISSUES THAT CAME UP IN
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| 00:05:48 |
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THE CABINET. A LOT OF THAT IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT OTHER AGENCIES HAVE STATUTORY OR HISTORIC FIRST ROLE IN CERTAIN ISSUES, PARTICULARLY,
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| 00:05:59 |
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FOR INSTANCE, FINANCE, AND THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND STATE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT...
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| 00:06:53 |
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SECRETARY OF ENERGY. HE'S KNOWN. HE OBVIOUSLY GOT WELL-KNOWN DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN AS A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY, SO HE IMMEDIATELY HAS MORE...
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| 00:07:03 |
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OVERSEAS AND CONTACT OVERSEAS. KIRK WILL HAVE TO ASSERT HIMSELF TO TAKE HIS PLACE NEXT TO RICHARDSON. KIRK DOES HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEGOTIATEING...
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| 00:07:52 |
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HE WAS A VERY GOOD SECRETARY. MY QUESTION TO YOU GOES TO ANOTHER FUNCTION AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. ISN'T THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE...
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| 00:08:56 |
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2010 CENSUS THAT
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| 00:08:57 |
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IS ALWAYS A MAJOR THING. THAT HAS ALWAYS BECOME A BIG POLITICAL SENSITIVE ISSUE, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT IS GOING TO TAKE...
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| 00:10:34 |
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KIND OF GUY, AND INSIDE THE BELTWAY, AND THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CREATE ANYTHING, DOESN'T TRANSFER AROUND FUNDS, SO I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST
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| 00:10:44 |
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SEEMS MORE OF THE SAIL, DR. MORE OF THE SAME AND MORE OF GOVERNMENT SCREWING UP THINGS ALREADY WORSE THAN THEY ARE, BUT -- HOST: THANKS FOR YOUR CALL....
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| 00:11:15 |
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IN JANUARY? GUEST: THE
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| 00:11:17 |
GUEST, -
FIRST PRIORITY IS MAKING SURE THAT THE UNITED STATES SWITCHES OVER FROM ANALOGUE TELEVISION TO DIGITAL TELEVISION. THE ASSIGNMENT FOR PUBLICIZING THAT...
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| 00:11:32 |
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AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, AND THEY'RE DOING ALL THE T.V. ADS AN PUBLICITY THAT YOU'RE SEEING ABOUT MAKING SURE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON
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| 00:11:40 |
GUEST, -
ANTENNAS OR RABBIT EARS ON THEIR TELEVISION SWITCH TO A DIGITAL BOX OR CABLE, WHICH IS FOR C-SPAN BY THE END OF OF JANUARY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I...
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| 00:12:26 |
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ALIENS HERE. NOW WE GOT RICHARDSON IN, AND HE HE IS FOR AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND THE WHOLE THING IS A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FIGHTING US TOOTH...
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| 00:13:33 |
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THE VISAS TO ALLOW PROFESSIONALS TO COME IN AND WORK
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| 00:13:37 |
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AND VISAS THAT ALLOW EMPLOYEES OF U.S. COMPANIES TO COME INTO THE UNITED STATES. THAT'S WHERE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S MAIN CONCERN IS, ALTHOUGH,...
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| 00:14:11 |
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HAVEN'T WE CREATED MEDICALLY ACADEMIES WHERE YOU CAN TRAIN YOUR DOCTORS, NURSES AND SEND THEM OUT INTO RURAL COMMUNITIES AND LET THEM HELP? HEALTHCARE...
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| 00:15:11 |
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A PERSON GETS AT A MEDICAL SCHOOL? CALLER: IT WOULD BE CHEAPER. YOU DO R.O.F.C. AT COLLEGES, ALSO BUT STILL HAVE YOUR SERVICE ACADEMIES. THAT'S THE...
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| 00:15:29 |
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YOUR MEDICAL SCHOOLS. HOST: THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. YOU WANT TO TAKE A SHOT AT THIS? GUEST: THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY THAT IT...
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| 00:15:52 |
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TO INDIAN RESERVATIONS AND RURAL AREAS. THEY DON'T TRAIN THEM BUT THEY
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| 00:15:56 |
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DO HAVE A HEALTH SERVICE. HOST: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT MANY OF COMMERCE AND THE NOMINATION OF BILL RICH RICHARDSON TO BE THE SECRETARY...
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| 00:16:19 |
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BY ROBBIE BATRA, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT SOUTHERN METHODIST IN TEXAS, AND IN HIS MOST RECENT BOOK, HE ADVOCATES FOR A TWO-TIERED SYSTEM FOR A DOLLAR...
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| 00:17:58 |
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AT DOUBLE DIGIT, 12, 14% A YEAR. THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY CHANGED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS WITH THE ECONOMIC SITUATION, BUT FOR MANY YEARS, THE U.S. HAD A VERY...
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| 00:19:00 |
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INVOLVED IN COVERING U.S. TRADE POLICIES, U.S. IMPORTS AN EXPORTS. OUR SUBSCRIBERS TEND TO BE COMPANY OFFICIALS WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH INTERNATIONAL...
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| 00:19:14 |
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TRADE ADMINISTRATION AND BURE HE ROW OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY AS WELL AS THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVES OFFICE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS...
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| 00:19:47 |
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REPUBLICANS. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I KIND OF WANT TO DISCUSS THE
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| 00:19:54 |
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INTERNET AND BASICALLY IT IS GOING TO COST JOBS. IF YOU
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| 00:20:06 |
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LOOK AT ANY FEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO PLACE ORDERS ON-LINE, YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TAKING THESE ORDERS AT THE...
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| 00:20:57 |
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COMMERCE, SO THAT IF SOMEBODY IN FRANCE WANTS TO BUY A BOOK FROM AMAZON.COM,
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| 00:21:03 |
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THEY HE CAN ORDER IT ON-LINE, AND GET IT WITHOUT PAYING AN EXTRA TARIFF OR AN UNUSUAL TRADE BARRIER. HOST: PULASKI, TENNESSEE, GO. >> AHEAD. CALLER:...
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| 00:21:32 |
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OR SERVICE? CALLER: IMPORTS ON THE MERCHANDISE WE HAVE COMING IN. HOST: SIR? GUEST: WELL, TAXES ON IMPORTS ARE NOW PROBABLY ILLEGAL UNDER INTERNATIONAL...
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| 00:21:50 |
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UNDER THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WE'VE BOUND OUR TARIFFS TO CERTAIN LEVELS. WE CAN'T RAISE THEM ABOVE THOSE LEVELS WITHOUT CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEDURES...
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| 00:22:01 |
HOST, -
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PRODUCT BASIS, SO ACROSS THE BOARD TAX WOULD PROBABLY LEAD TO A COMPLAINT AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND RETALIATION BY U.S. TRADING PARTNERS....
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| 00:22:34 |
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ON HIS BID FOR THE PRESIDENCY WHEN IT WASN'T GOING TOO FAR. I THINK OBAMA IS GIVING HIM A
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| 00:22:40 |
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PAYBACK FAVOR, AND HE'S VERY PARTIAL TO MEXICANS, BECAUSE HE'S HALF, AND WHEN MR. GONZALEZ GOT IN TROUBLE, HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO PROSECUTE HIM BECAUSE...
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| 00:23:23 |
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HE WILL BE A VERY FAIR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. HOST: SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. YOU'RE ON "THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: HEY...
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| 00:23:40 |
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THE ELECTION, AND DO YOU
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| 00:23:41 |
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THINK THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IN AN AIRLINE BAILOUT, AND COULD YOU ALSO SPEAK
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| 00:23:49 |
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POSSIBLY TO ANY T.A.R.P. LAWS? GUEST: I DON'T COVER AIRLINES. I THINK THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT AIRLINES IN TALKS ABOUT MERGERS. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT...
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| 00:24:14 |
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ADVERSARY OF OURS. THEY ARE AN ADVERSARY OF OURS RIGHT NOW. AS IT STANDS, MILITARILY AND IN COMMERCE AND WHATEVER SITUATION, CHINA IS FOR CHINA. SHOULDN'T...
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| 00:25:19 |
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WHICH IS A BILAT WALL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA ON TRADE ISSUES. THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
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| 00:25:28 |
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CO-CHAIRS THAT COMMITTEE ON THE U.S. SIDE WITH THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVES AND THAT IS COMMERCIAL TALKS THAT ARE HELD TWICE A YEAR. OF COURSE,...
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| 00:27:15 |
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U.S. CITIZEN. I'M NOT A LATINO. I'M NOT A BLACK, NOT AN ASIAN, NOT ANYTHING. I'M A U.S. CITIZEN. ALSO, ON LOU DOBBS LIKE YOU VOICED ABOUT THE H-1 VISAS,...
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| 00:28:08 |
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DID AN AWFUL JOB IN THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT. HE AND -- WHO WAS THE OTHER GAL'S NAME, HAZEL
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| 00:28:18 |
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O'LEARY, TOOK THE POSITION AFTER HIM, BUT, NO, I MISSED THE BEGINNING OF YOUR CONVERSATION ON RICHARDSON. HAVE YOU DISCUSSED THE FEDERAL PROBE OF RICHARDSON,...
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| 00:29:13 |
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THAT MAY COME UP DURING HIS CONFIRMATION
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| 00:29:15 |
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PROCESS? GUEST: IN THE PAST, I HAVE FOUND THAT NEW ADMINISTRATION COMING IN AND THE NOMINEES FOR OFFICE THAT THE PRESIDENT SENDS UP TO CONGRESS, PARTICULARLY...
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| 00:29:32 |
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ISSUE OR
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| 00:29:36 |
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PAYMENT OF -- NONPAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WORKING FOR YOU, OR IF YOU'RE INDICTED UNDER A PROBE. MOST TIMES ALL THESE CABINET...
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| 00:30:09 |
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EXPORT, BUT OUR TAX BASE IS SET UP AS AN EXPORT COUNTRY.
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| 00:30:15 |
HOST, -
CURRENTLY THE PLANT IN ORION, MICHIGAN PAYS $4.5 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES, UNLIKE TOYOTA AND THE OTHER FOREIGNERS, THEY JUST GOT TAX ABATEMENTS IN THEIR...
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| 00:31:16 |
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A BIG PART OF WHAT THE TRADE DEFICIT ENTAILS ARE AREAS OF
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| 00:31:22 |
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U.S. IMPORTS AN CONSUMPTION THAT U.S. IS NOT GOING TO BE COMPETITIVE EVER AGAIN. A LARGE PART OF IT IS OIL, OBVIOUSLY, AND ENERGY IMPORTS. WE IMPORT...
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| 00:32:47 |
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SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. YOU MENTIONED, SIR, THAT SENSITIVE MILITARY PRODUCTS CAN'T BE EXPORTED TO CHINA, MAINLAND, CHINA....
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| 00:34:45 |
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TO REACH A NEW AGREEMENT WITH BEIJING ON PLANT VISITS AND AUDITS OF CHINESE VEU HOLDERS IN CHINA. WHAT IS THE VALUE END-USER AND WHAT IS THE GIST OF...
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| 00:35:19 |
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CHINESE MILITARY OR INCREASE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT MILITARY CAPABILITIES. AS PART OF THAT REGULATION, HOWEVER, THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED...
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| 00:37:20 |
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GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, SIR. MY QUESTION IS REALLY SIMPLE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION SINCE BEFORE DEREGULATION, AND I WAS WONDERING...
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| 00:38:04 |
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WOULD RENEGOTIATE IT. THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE A BIG ROLE IN THAT ISSUE, IF IT EVER WERE
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| 00:38:09 |
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TO BE RENEGOTIATED. MY SENSE IS THAT IT WILL NOT BE A RENEGOTIATION OF NAFTA, BECAUSE BOTH THE CANADIANS AND THE MEXICANS WOULD BRING THEIR OWN LIST...
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| 00:39:02 |
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OF CAFTA, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ONE IS IN PLACE AND OPERATING. THE U.S. EXPORTS HAVE
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| 00:39:09 |
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GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS TO CENTRAL AMERICA SINCE THAT AGREEMENT. HOST: NEXT UP IS DECORN, IOWA. CALLER: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING. ...
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| 00:39:36 |
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OF SOMETHING HERE TO YOU THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED. TEN YEARS FROM NOW, GOD FORBID, WE GO TO WAR WITH CHINA, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FIELD A FIELD...
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| 00:41:12 |
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TO THE APPAREL INDUSTRY, BUT SOME OF THE
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| 00:41:14 |
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COMPANIES ARE DOING PRETTY WELL. THE QUESTION OF SOURCE THING OF SUPPLIES DURING A TIME OF CONFLICT IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE. U.S. APPAREL INDUSTRY, WHICH YOU...
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| 00:42:33 |
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AND THAT WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN CHOKED OFF BY THE GERMAN SUBS. THE IDEA THAT CHINA WON'T GROW AND BECOME A MORE POWERFUL AND MORE...
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| 00:43:14 |
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DENIES
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| 00:43:15 |
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ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS. THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE OF THOSE PETITIONS IN SEVERAL YEARS BUT THE PETITIONS THAT HAVE COME IN IN THE 1980'S, UNDER THAT, MOST OF...
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| 00:44:23 |
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FROM STUFF LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS FOOD THAT HAS MELAMINE IN IT, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE'S A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND I THINK IT IS...
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| 00:45:35 |
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ALL KINDS OF PRODUCTS. THEY TELL YOU WHAT AN INCH IS AND WHAT A SECOND IS, AND JUST LAST WEEK THEY SET THE CLOCKS AHEAD A SECOND TO HAVE A LEAP SECOND,...
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| 00:46:56 |
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NEGOTIATIONS, IMPOSED RESTRINGS ON -- RESTRICTIONS ON COUNTRIES FOR PROVIDING UNFAIR SUBSIDIES TO THEIR INDUSTRIES. THE FEELING IS THAT COMPANIES SHOULD...
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| 00:47:08 |
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PLAYING FIELD AND WHEN GOVERNMENTS INTERCEDE AND GIVE A COMPANY A BENEFIT, A SUBSIDY OF SOME SORT, THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL UNDER INTERNATIONAL...
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| 00:48:34 |
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ON THEM. THERE ARE ALWAYS TRADE BILLS. THERE ARE, AS THE CURRENT SESSION ENDED AT THE END OF THIS DECEMBER IN CONGRESS, THERE WERE DOZENS OF TRADE BILLS...
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| 00:48:53 |
GUEST, -
THAT IS LIKELY TO HAVE NEW BILLS INTRODUCED WOULD DEAL WITH CHINA, AS IT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER. THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS THAT -- PROPOSALS THAT WOULD...
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| 00:50:56 |
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AND OUTSOURCING JOBS IS A BUSINESS DECISION MADE BY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL
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| 00:51:01 |
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COMPANIES ON INDIVIDUAL REASONS. HOST: WILL THERE BE ANY PUSH OR GUIDANCE BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OUTSOURCING? WILL THEY...
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| 00:51:28 |
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JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE KIND OF WORK THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING, INFRASTRUCTURE WORK, TENDS TO BE LABOR INTENSIVE IN THE UNITED UNITED STATES,
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| 00:51:36 |
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SO THAT MIGHT COUNTER IT, BUT I DON'T SEE THEM DOING ANYTHING TO RESTRICT COMPANIES FROM GOING OVERSEAS. HOST: SAM GILSTON OF "WASHINGTON TARIFF AND...
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| 00:52:05 |
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THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE ON MONDAY. AGAIN, C-SPAN WILL HAVE
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| 00:52:11 |
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LIVE COVERAGE OF THAT AT 2:00 P.M. ON
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| 00:52:13 |
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MONDAY. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION WITH GARY ANDRES, FORMER WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS ASSISTANT AND CHARLES BRAIN, FORMER...
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