Early this morning, the Associated Press reported that Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo would announce a $45 billion initiative championed by the Department of Commerce and the Biden-Harris Administration that will help bring high speed internet to everyone in the America by the end of the decade.

On May 15-16, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Paris, France to join Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and European Commission leaders at the U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council meeting. Secretary Raimondo will meet with her European counterparts and industry leaders to discuss strengthening the transatlantic partnership...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Prime Minister of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính as part of his official visit to the United States for the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Prime Minister Chính discussed the U.S.-Vietnam commercial relationship and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The Secretary and Prime Minister also discussed two...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met virtually with European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to discuss their shared objectives in preparation for the upcoming U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial taking place in France between May 15-16. In particular, the discussion centered on ongoing efforts in the five working groups that the Department of...

Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Wicker, and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The priorities funded in this Budget build upon the investments you enacted in Fiscal Year 2022, and I am grateful for your support as we look forward to accomplishing even more in Fiscal Year 2023. The...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) to provide an overview of the new National Travel and Tourism Strategy (Strategy), expected to be released in early June. She thanked the Board for its work in this area – in particular, recommending a new five-year international visitation and spending goal that was adopted by the...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a Department Administrative Order (DAO), directing the Department to integrate climate considerations into its policies, strategic planning, and programs. This historic DAO also establishes the Department of Commerce Climate Council to coordinate and oversee the implementation of this DAO, as well as provide specific recommendations to...

Pre-Recorded I’m pleased to join you to discuss our fight against climate change. At the Commerce Department, we know that climate change creates economic risks for our workers, businesses, and economy. A stable climate and other natural assets like clean air, healthy oceans, and plentiful forests are crucial to American prosperity. Today, I’m honored to join my colleagues in the Office of Science...