Department of Commerce

noun

the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and administers domestic and foreign commerce. : DOC

A department of the federal executive branch whose responsibilities include management of the census and the United States Patent Office. Through a variety of bureaus and agencies, such as the Industry and Trade Administration and the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, the Department of Commerce works to promote American business interests at home and abroad.

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“This cooperative agreement promotes exaggerated and implausible climate threats, contributing to a phenomenon known as climate anxiety,” his office wrote in an April 8 press release from the Department of Commerce.

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US Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Commerce have been approached for comment.

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Last month, the Campaign Legal Center filed an ethics complaint against Lutnick with the Office of Government Ethics and ethics officials at the Department of Commerce, urging them to investigate the Tesla episode.

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The student loan programs for higher education could transfer to the Small Business Administration, the Department of the Treasury or the Department of Commerce.

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Department of Commerce in Los Angeles, said Alatorre helped her get into Catholic University in the late 1960s and then land a job right out of college.

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