U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Addresses Commerce Department Employees

THIS IS A TEST
TESTING.
>> LOST MORE THAN A QUARTER OF ITS MANUFACTURING JOBS.
AND WE RAN A TRADE DEFICIT IN GOODS GLOBALLY THAT HAS REACHED
$800 BILLION LASTY. BUT UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
LEADERSHIP, WE WILL WORK TO REVITALIZE THE ENTIRE ACTIVE PUT
FORTH BY BENJAMIN THAT IS ENSHRINED ON THE VERY SCHEIDE OF
THIS BUILDING. "COMMERCE AMONG NATIONS MUST BE
FAIR AND EQUITABLE" THOSE ARE WIDE WORDS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ALSO SAID THAT WE WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE
WITH HIS HISTORICAL EFFORT TO RELIEVE THE CRUSHING BURDEN OF
REGULATION THAT HAS SHIFTED AMERICAN GROWTH OVERSEAS AND
MADE US UNCOMPETITIVE ON THE WORLD STAGE.
FOR EVERY NEW NEW REGULATION THE GOVERNMENT CREATES, WE WILL
ELIMINATE TWO OLD ONES. CHARGING WITH BEING THE VOICE OF
AMERICAN BUSINESS, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS THE IMPORTANT
TASK OF IDENTIFYING WHERE THE BURDENS ON OUR ECONOMY ARE TOO
GREAT AND WHERE OUR
INNOVATORS HAVE MORE LAT ALLOWED TO
UNLEISURE THEIR INGENUITY. WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS AMERICA
THERE ARE MANY MORE CRUCIAL FUNCTIONS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT
PERFORMS. YOU TEAM OF 47,000 DEDICATED
EMPLOYEES CANNOT NEGLECT THE CHALLENGES OF ONE, THE CHANGE
METHODOLOGIES OF THE 2020 CENSUS.
LAUNCHING MORE SATELLITES. THIRD GETTING FIRST MET
UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED. FOURTH, FINDING AND AUCTIONING
NORTH SPECTRUM. ENFORCING TRADE AGREEMENTS.
OBTAINING MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD FOR OUR FISHERIES.
IMPROVING THE TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, BREADTH AND DEPTH OF
OUR DATA OUTPUT. PROVIDING THE EXPERTISE AND
CAPITAL NECESSARY TO SPUR GROWTH AND INNOVATION IN COMMUNITIES
ACROSS AMERICA SETTING STANDARDS FOR OUR INCREASINGLY TECHNICAL
SOCIETY AND
PROTECTING INTEL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
WE MUST BUILD UPON THE HARD WORK MANY OF YOU HAVE DONE IN SUPPORT
OF PRIVACY SHIELD
WE MUST AMPLIFY OUR IMPACT IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ONE OF THE FIRST STEP IN
SUPPORTING THESE EFFORTS WILL BE SECURING ADEQUATE APPROPRIATIONS
FROM THE CONGRESS. IN A PERIOD OF BUDGETARY
CONSTRAINT, THAT WILL BE A MAJOR CHALLENGE.
WITH THAT IN MIND, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE WAY ELLEN HAS
PERFORMED AS ACTING SECRETARY, AND I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE HER A
GOOD HAND FOR STEPPING IN. [ APPLAUSE ]
I ESPECIALLY STRONGLY SUPPORT HER INITIATIVE
TO PROVE THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF OUR HR FUNCTIONS.
WE MUST ACCELERATE THIS PROCESS AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW. COMMERCE IS ALREADY REGARDED AS
ONE OF THE VERY BEST PLACES AT WHICH WORK IN THE ENTIRE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. MY GOAL IS TO OVERCOME NASA AS
THE VERY BEST EMPLOYER. [ APPLAUSE ]
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T ALSO STRIVE FOR GREATER OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCY AND WE MUST WITH YOUR HELP AND COMMITMENT TO
EXCELLENCE, WE WILL. A FEW REDUCE OF THE ROAD ARE
ALSO ESSENTIAL. FIRST, THERE WILL BE NO
TOLERANCE FOR ANY KIND OF PREJUDICE OR INAPPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOR OF ANY SORT, NONE. [ APPLAUSE ]
SECOND, MATERIAL AND PREPARATION FOR MEETINGS MUST BE CONCISE.
THE FEW PAGES THAT ARE SUBSTANTIVE WILL GET YOU MUCH
FARTHERRER WITH ME THAN THICK BINDERS WITH LOTS OF REPETITION,
PRETTY BLUE PAGES. [ APPLAUSE ]
THIRD, IF A PROBLEM IS DEVELOPING, WE WILL WORK
TOGETHER TO SOLVE IT OURSELVES. I CAN TAKE BAD NEWS IF I LEARN
ABOUT IT FROM INSIDE OUR DEPARTMENT, AND I WILL STAND
ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU AS WE CONFRONT WHATEVER CHALLENGES MAY
ARISE. SIMILARLY, I WILL BE QUITE OPEN
TO DISSENT AT MEETINGS, BUT ONCE THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE WE
MUST ACT -- AS JOHN HANCOCK FAMOUSLY SAID, WE MUST HANG
TOGETHER BECAUSE IF WE DO NOT WE SHALL SURELY ALL HANG
SEPARATELY. APPLAUSE
FINALLY, I EXPECT PEOPLE WILL BE ON TIME FOR
MEETINGS. ALL OF US ARE TOO BUSY TO WASTE
TIME ON LATE
COMERS. OF COURSE, THE SENATE -- OF
COURSE THE SENATE HAS KEPT US ALL WAITING THESE PAST FEW WEEKS
FOR MY CONFIRMATION, SO NOW LET'S ALL GET TO WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Addresses Commerce Department Employees

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